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By Jan F (18) on 16 Oct 2015

I thought this was subtle, interesting and chilling. It haunted me afterwards…

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By Peter Turner (36) for Starburst (899) on 14 Oct 2015

Partisan is an impressive feature debut; both expertly condemning its paternalistic society, but sadly lacking in a single interesting female…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 07 Oct 2015

Jeremy Chabriel is arresting as the increasingly uneasy youngster, and director and co-writer Ariel Kleiman proves adept at both world-building…

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By Martin Tsai (390) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 03 Oct 2015

It's hard to tell if director and co-writer Ariel Kleiman is being serious or sarcastic with a story this preposterous…

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By Susan Wloszczyna (541) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 01 Oct 2015

Partisan, Cassel’s latest movie that smartly keeps his innate menace on a slow, low simmer, isn’t nearly as convincing or compelling as its star…

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By Helen T. Verongos (48) for The New York Times (9,847) on 30 Sep 2015

The screenwriters, Ariel Kleiman (who is also the director) and Sarah Cyngler, have cut their story loose from any real significance, leaving…

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By Tom Keogh (466) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 30 Sep 2015

Ambiguity proves the undoing of a potentially interesting story in Partisan, the first feature by Australian filmmaker Ariel Kleiman…

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By Brian Miller (136) for Seattle Weekly (293) on 30 Sep 2015

On one level, Alexander is the freedom-fighter and Gregori the corrupt old tyrant, like Ceaușescu, Miloević, or Tito…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 30 Sep 2015

Newcomer Jeremy Chabriel commands as 11-year-old Alexander, a chosen son whose dawning sense of right and wrong challenges the social order…

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By Mike D'angelo (730) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 29 Sep 2015

That sense of mystery definitely keeps Partisan intriguing, though it also creates expectations that Kleiman, who co-wrote the screenplay with…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 28 Sep 2015

Ariel Kleiman fashions an erotic atmosphere of dusty sensuality that complicates our judgement of this world, but he takes shortcuts…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Village Voice (8,525) on 28 Sep 2015

Cassel is never less than transfixing as a savior with a semi-sinister smile, but Partisan's lack of interest in providing necessary context…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for Variety (12,700) on 12 Jul 2015

Casting Cassel as a ruthless villain might seem like a cliche, but Kleiman uses him counterintuitively, locating an avuncular, calming quality…

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By David Rooney (943) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Jul 2015

While the systematic corruption of innocents under an outwardly benevolent protector makes for a disturbing scenario, Australian newcomer Ariel…

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By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 10 Jul 2015

It is slow and it is ambiguous but it is supremely sure of itself, as it moves, with singleminded grace from chilly to all-out chilling…

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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 01 Jul 2015

The story drags a little in the middle stages but this is still a strong, unsettling Australian feature…

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By Guimo P (72) on 18 Jun 2015

Interesting and reasonably well crafted dystopian allegory…

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By David B (3,254) on 12 Jun 2015

A dark, dystopian film in which our sense of dread grows from early on. A fair bit to think about here…

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By Steve P (906) on 02 Jun 2015

Tremendous film from a debut director about a man who lives with a group fo women and children in a kind of hidden compound outside a destroyed…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 30 May 2015

Absolutely remarkable feature film debut ...Director Ariel Kleiman delivers a quietly powerful, engrossing tract about psychological seduction,…

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