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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceLeslie CamhiVillage VoiceLeslie CamhiWhat saves this deeply affecting film from being merely a collection of wrenching cases is Corcuera's attention to detail.
- 90VarietyVarietyA gripping, superbly constructed indictment of the way governments contribute to the destruction of their citizens' lives.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanCorcuera is a deft and determined storyteller, and it's a testament to his passion that we're left wanting to know a great deal more about each of his subjects.
- 70The New York TimesDave KehrThe New York TimesDave KehrEach of these stories is terribly sad and terribly moving in its own right. Yet the film that Mr. Corcuera has spun around them only increases the viewer's sense of helplessness and passivity. No solutions are suggested, no actions are proposed, no reflection is invited. The misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle, to be consumed and forgotten.
- 63New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannCorcuera's unflinching documentary Back of the World is a real-life horror story told in three parts.