Diagonaldi Very well executed

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

kingslandbungalow So I saw the trailer on Netflix and thought "This looks interesting." but unfortunately the whole story can be summed up by the trailer. The story is set in gay Paris - and told through the eyes of Dounia, a young girl struggling to find her way (cliche number one). She wants easy money and street cred, but struggles with...well, she struggles with something or other all the time. First, she tries to get credibility with the dealer she idolizes, then she struggles with her family situation and mother, then she struggles with her emerging feeling of horniness towards a male dancer, then she struggles to get away from the dealer she previously idolized, etc.The character is unpredictable, doing things that later come back to get her and not learning the error of her ways at all. I get the feeling that at the end of the story the character hasn't matured at all - in fact her spazzy unpredictability results in the death of a friend. I get the feeling that she wouldn't feel responsible though...Anyhow, the story is well shot but needs some serious editing. It's a good 30-40 minutes too long. And the message is so mixed that there's no feeling of learning or growth in the movie - is it about the hard circumstances of migrants in France?Soundtrack is weird too, a few scenes completely spoiled by music that does NOT work for that particular act.I'd give it a miss - much better fare on Netflix these days such as John Wick, The Last King, etc.

TheRedLippedReviewer This is not a boy-meets-girl story. This is a heart-wrenching and breathtaking story, with some of the best acting I've seen all year. An unparalleled coming of age tale full of beauty and sadness and truth. This is worth every single minute and then some. An absolute must watch-- you won't regret it.

lion_month I watched "Divines" carefully. When you follow the story of the movie, a few questions are coming up and the most important one is What the movie was trying to say to audiences? Well, the movie is trying to point out that achieving money in any dirty deal cannot buy a good true friendship. That is what I speculated. Family and society have very important roles in educating children and forming their characters. We see Dounia who has different troubles in her life including her family. She dreams for having money to change her life and her mother's too. But the way she went through it was not right. By making wrong decisions, she lost her best friend. However, she did regular crime acts to favor herself. The movie has a few extra plots and scenes. Moreover, it doesn't show what happens after murdering the boss guy (I forgot his name) for stealing his money from his home.If the story could be going on, then Dounia had to be arrested by police. However, this could be shown in the movie instead of extra dancing scenes! In addition to the explanations stated above, the action of players was OK, specially Oulaya Amamra as Dounia. Sound, make up and music were fine. All in all, I was expecting a better movie. My big problem about this movie is its story. I know people who read my review may not be find it useful because I criticized it from the point of my view in a way they disagree. My rate is 5/10.

demeymelanie An incoherent review of emotions experienced after watching this movie:Every emotion is felt so strongly by the watcher. Dounya's story is one that many in the world have to live through. So unfair, so alone in her despair... A drunken mother whom she has to lay in bed, whom she has to see 'fucking' around. No father. No one to look to for guidance.. except for Rebecca - a fallen girl. It's impressive how D. defends herself and how she learns to protect herself. Self-pity isn't present. There's room only for survival. She has her mind set on the goal: money - which she mistakes for freedom. This is her downfall. To refuse to let anyone through her iron shell of emotions and "unfairness" is to refuse the escape of this life she (and so many others) is stuck in. From an artistic point of view, this movie is beautiful. A pure reflection of life itself. The images and the music are real. The movie is honest and certainly deserves true attention.