70
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonTime Out LondonTrevor JohnstonThis is a magnificent, career-capping achievement from one of the great storytellers of our era.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt is superlatively well performed and well directed with a real narrative grip.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThough in several ways related to the previous Heimat films, this beautifully shot black-and-white feature is accessible even for those unfamiliar with Reitz’s previous work.
- 70VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergReitz maintains his visionary sweep through history, favoring plot over development of characters, except as embodiments of large themes.
- 60The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldHome From Home is imbued with the villagers’ attachment to the land, but while dutifully capturing the period, the film feels less layered than Mr. Reitz’s past work.
- 50Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardFor all of its evident toil in recreating historically accurate environments and researching the precise conditions in varying regions, it has little force as a work of cinema.