Tabu

"Unexpectedly shifts to something surprisingly enriching and poetic."

"An elegant composition of dreams, memories and suggestive images — but its artfulness seems like an alibi, an excuse for keeping the ugliness of history out of the picture."

"Gentle, eccentric, possessed of a distinctive sort of innocence - and also charming and funny."

"Few films are this smart about subtly couching their allegorical aspirations within more straightforward narratives; fewer still are able to do so with such energetically inventive virtuoso style."

"The audience is left to imagine much of the story, though it is clear it involves love, betrayal, guilt, regret and a recurring crocodile."

"Oh yes. A new master is born."

"Mysterious, enchanting, and altogether singular."