83
Metascore
19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100ColliderChase HutchinsonColliderChase HutchinsonWhile there is often a necessity to condense potentially decades of context to fit within a bounded runtime, history is much broader and more expansive than that. What makes The Territory such a stunning and standout work is that it never loses sight of this history that is inexorably intertwined with those living with its repercussions now.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenIts strength lies in the way it offers intimate access to people on several clashing sides of the situation, making for a complex, layered and thoughtful examination.
- Though it centres human rights and environmental themes, The Territory is more than just an issues doc. It is moving precisely because it goes right to the heart of what filmmaking can be – a tool to capture, control and explicate a unique world view.
- 90The New York TimesClaire ShafferThe New York TimesClaire ShafferTo see the villagers take matters into their own hands, capturing proof of the encroachment on their land that the government chooses to ignore, is a special kind of thrill.
- 83IndieWireSiddhant AdlakhaIndieWireSiddhant AdlakhaSet at the explosive intersection of technology, politics, and indigenous persecution, the film is gorgeously and sometimes ingeniously conceived, painting an intimate first-hand portrait of joy, pain, and community, before bursting with rip-roaring intensity as it captures a high-stakes struggle for survival unfolding in the moment.
- 80SlashfilmBen PearsonSlashfilmBen PearsonA gripping snapshot of crimes in progress and an engrossing piece of cinematic activism, The Territory is a testament to the importance of being able to preserve your own history and tell your own story, as well as a call to action for the world to notice what's happening in the Amazon ... before it's too late.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleIt assuredly can’t be easy for a filmmaker to choose whether to leave viewers motivated by warmth or woe. Yet your capacity to be both awed and enraged is ultimately well-served by “The Territory,” a gripping portrait of an endangered community for whom nature is both their precious environment and the facet of humanity that can all too easily be turned malicious.
- 78Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiAustin ChronicleJosh KupeckiThere are no easy answers in The Territory, just a plea for awareness, for intervention.
- 75Slant MagazinePat BrownSlant MagazinePat BrownAlex Pritz’s documentary provides an affecting look at indigenous lives at the frontline of deforestation in the Amazon.