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By Jon Lyus (167) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 28 Aug 2014

The film comes from a really genuine place, but sadly just doesn't quite reach far enough in terms of its exploration of a notoriously difficult…

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By Mary Sollosi (29) for Indiewire (3,631) on 23 Aug 2014

Whishaw's sensitive performance gives Lilting its emotional intensity…

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By Daniel Green (105) for CineVue (2,163) on 23 Aug 2014

Lilting looks set to linger on in the memory of those who seek it out for weeks, months and perhaps even years to come…

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By David Rooney (943) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 23 Aug 2014

Delicate and unhurried almost to a fault, though also hauntingly sexy and even humorous at times…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Variety (12,700) on 23 Aug 2014

While the characters’ background details (including their occupations) are kept to a minimum, the emotions the story touches are vivid and…

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By Tom F (311) on 19 Aug 2014

A film in which very little happens. There was not enough going on to hold my attention, I'm afraid…

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By Ashley Clark (57) for Sight and Sound (827) on 14 Aug 2014

Thanks to the delicate, multilingual set-up, almost every exchange carries an unpredictable dramatic charge…

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 07 Aug 2014

The picture has worthwhile things to say about the barriers too often erected between first-generation immigrants and their more assimilated children…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 07 Aug 2014

The writer/director Hong Khaou's chamber piece boasts some wonderful performances from veteran Chinese actress Pei Pei Cheng, Ben Whishaw and…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 07 Aug 2014

A heartbreakingly lovely film about the seemingly insurmountable distances between us when sharing grief is too painful…

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By Sky Staff (12) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 06 Aug 2014

Khaou's unassuming debut feature is content to move at its own pace, lending Peng and Wishaw the time to nuance their wildly opposing characters…

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By Patrick Peters (101) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 06 Aug 2014

A mature and moving debut feature from Cambodian director Hong Khaou with strong turns from Whishaw and Pei-Pei…

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By Ryan Gilbey (367) for New Statesman (382) on 06 Aug 2014

This is a world where touching and looking can express more than a monologue…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 06 Aug 2014

This debut feature from the Cambodian-born, London-based film-maker Hong Khaou is heartfelt, intelligent film-making on a shoestring budget…

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By Sophie Ivan (49) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 06 Aug 2014

A thoughtful film whose lilting tones occasionally border on the listless…

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By Danny Leigh (85) for Financial Times (1,822) on 06 Aug 2014

Lilting can feel like an airtight glass box, but the figures inside it are vividly alive…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 06 Aug 2014

The film is awfully methodical, almost mathematical, in working through the various emotional steps every character must take in reaching an…

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By Brandon Judell (340) for CultureCatch (133) on 05 Aug 2014

Khaou's debut feature is exhilarating in its craft, its performances, and its tale of the eventual fusing of two disparate hearts…

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By Dave Calhoun (583) for Time Out (7,510) on 04 Aug 2014

There are times when it feels underpowered or unfocused... but this is an intelligent, sensitive debut…

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By Emma Simmonds (380) for The List (2,018) on 04 Aug 2014

Lilting isn't a film of simple solutions and happy endings but, for all its sorrow, what it leaves you with is hope…

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