Review of White Material (2010) by Gabriel H — 09 Jul 2010

This may very well be Claire Denis's masterpiece.

This review of White Material (2010) was written by Gabriel H on 09 Jul 2010.

White Material has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jason H (1,621) on 24 Oct 2012

Despite it being probably the longest anti-coffee PSA ever, it was a beautiful, thought provoking film that could've been a masterpiece had…

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By Daniel P (2,457) on 24 Jul 2012

Fearless, superlative, slow building and gut-punching drama with a powerful performance from Isabelle Huppert…

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By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 01 Nov 2018

The film's refusal to assert blame or come up with answers about Africa serves as a lesson to filmmakers…

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By Millo T (667) on 12 Mar 2013

Enjoy your exotic fair trade African coffee? Claire Denis knows exactly where it comes from and at what cost…

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By Marcelo A (42) on 07 Mar 2018

A great movie by Claire Denis with an inspired Isabelle Huppert…

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By Bill B (2,505) on 08 Aug 2011

Every racist person should see this movie…

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By Alex B (1,607) on 06 Aug 2011

It's a good film (about denial as much as anything else), a good account of its subject-matter, not at all heavy-handed (perhaps even rather…

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By Jeremyp (82) on 26 Jun 2011

This is a pretty asinine movie.The usually reliable Huppert lets herself get put in a movie that is full of pretentious angst ridden idiocy…

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By Simon D (1,648) on 11 Jan 2013

Quite an engrossing film. I'm not the type of person who enjoys being kept in the dark though…

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