Writing for
Now and
The Georgia Straight, Norman Wilner wrote that "Officer does something else with Akilla’s Escape that I’m hesitant to discuss, but when you see it you’ll hopefully be as stunned and impressed as I was. It’s not a plot twist, but rather a creative decision that pays off absolutely brilliantly over the course of the movie, giving flesh to its central metaphor and making the story play on at least two different levels above and beyond what happens in the narrative." The
Los Angeles Times wrote "The film remains firmly rooted in Williams' quietly powerful and laser focused performance."
The Film Stage included it in their list of "The Best Films from Venice, TIFF, and NYFF 2020", and the
Toronto Star named it as one of the ten best films at the festival.
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