Reviews

• "Film of the Week - The Most extraordinary documentary" – BBC Film 2012
• "A truly delightful film infused with a strange charm and moments of visual poetry." 5 – The Sunday Mirror
• "An eerily compelling documentary about lost souls in a lost place" 4 – The Guardian
• "Some inspired moments of magical realism, with one scene involving a child, a fire engine and a Bob Dylan tune that’ll make your spine tingle" 5 – The Mirror
• "This elegiac dance of a documentary is worth seeking out" 4 – The Times
• "Quirky, moving and unique, it’s a haunting bedside view of the place the American Dream went to die." 4 – Total Film
• "Emits a rare and powerful hold, making it quite unforgettable" 4 – Empire Magazine
• "The crisp, artful photography, often drenched in rich magic-hour sunlight, is simply breathtaking." 4 – Time Out London
• "Finds an uplifting beauty through dreamlike choreographed danced scenes" – Little White Lies
• "Har’el’s brings her experience to bear on a documentary style that adds a new dimension to the form" – The Arts Desk
• "A beautiful film, with crepuscular lighting Terrence Malick could envy." 4 – List Magazine
• "Alma Har’el's magical and poetical film Bombay Beach is an enchanting documentary hybrid" – Screen
• "Har'el finds a way for people who are not dancers to express themselves physically" – LA Times
• "A mosaic that evokes the three ages of man in a postapocalyptic America" – NY Times
• "Wonderful, remarkable and irresistible way of presenting strange truth through hyperreal execution" – IndieWIRE
• "Alongside beautiful cinematography is an exceptional soundtrack" – I-D Magazine

Articles

• Bombay Beach and the allure of the ghost town — The Guardian

• Gilbey on Film: Truth and lies — New Statesman

• Film Weekly podcast: Bombay Beach director Alma Har'el, and the week's best movies reviewed — The Guardian

• Interview - Alma Har'el — Phil on Film

• Bombay Beach Film Interview — View London

• Bombay Beach: Feature film debut — Ideas Tap

• Interview with Bombay Beach Director Alma Har’El — The DFG

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