Review of Stillwater (2021) by David Ehrlich for IndieWire — 08 Jul 2021

A strained but strangely affecting turducken of a movie.

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This review of Stillwater (2021) was written by David Ehrlich and published by IndieWire on 08 Jul 2021.

Stillwater has generally received positive reviews.

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