Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan 2013

Peter Keough, Boston Globe: A political and spiritual parable, but related with such subtle realism and incantatory rhythms that it is far more mysterious than didactic. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Powerful and humbling, this 2013 drama is worth every minute you're willing to give it. Read more

Tomas Hachard, NPR: Norte is formidable cinema that doesn't shy away from exploring history, philosophy, politics and religion at length. But it's also a story of three individuals, through whom these topics gain sharper focus. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: More than four hours long, filmed in expansive takes with almost no close-ups and very few camera movements, Lav Diaz's "Norte, the End of History" is a tour de force of slow cinema. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: You'd have to go back to Edward Yang's Yi-Yi to find a movie that approaches marathon-length running times yet still makes you wish it were twice as long. Read more

Calum Marsh, Village Voice: For all its specificity to the Philippines, its thematic breadth is universal. Diaz is a patient, perceptive observer of life. Read more

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post: If the movie's universal themes don't impress, its specific details do. Read more