A.V. Club
That tension - between what Thunberg feels driven to accomplish and how draining it is for her - sets I Am Greta apart from the typical issue doc.
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I Am Greta
Documentary charting the rise of Greta Thunberg, the 15-year-old student on the autism spectrum whose protest for action against the coming climate crisis started with one sign. Now, she's a world-famous activist heading a global movement.
2020Rating: Exempt97 minsSweden
Documentary
- Director:
- Nathan Grossman (feature debut)
- Cast:
- Greta Thunberg
I Am Greta / Reviews
RogerEbert.com
I Am Greta warrants a recommendation purely on the basis of Thunberg herself, whose formidable passion and disarming humanity shine through in every frame.
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Radio New Zealand
With any luck, this film will help bring Thunberg back into the conversation...
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Stuff
If you’re looking for a witness statement or polemic on the climate change perils facing humanity a la David Attenborough’s recent Netflix effort A Life On Our Planet, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. This isn’t that kind of a documentary.
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Hollywood Reporter
A close-up, behind-the-headlines portrait of a passionately committed, media-savvy young woman.
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IndieWire
I Am Greta" is intent on reminding people that she's really just a kid who has a big dream. The key, of course, is that Thunberg's dream, by its very nature, has no time to waste.
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Variety
As a portrait of the girl behind the cause, it's cautious and rarely illuminating, speckled with moments of domestic intimacy that nonetheless feel carefully vetted.
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The Guardian
Despite being a valuable reminder of Thunberg's idealism and unselfconscious courage, the film doesn't entirely work.
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Collider
Nathan Grossman's documentary about Greta Thunberg is by turns both inspiring and infuriating.
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