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- On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes website, the film has an approval rating of 97% based on 72 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus says: "A heartfelt film that tells a poignant story without straying into sentimentality, Tótem is a life-affirming triumph for writer-director Lila Avilés."
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Jan 26, 2024 · “Tōtem” is an all-encompassing tale of anticipatory grief. It’s a gentle caress of a film, the type that touches you with pitiful care, leaving you with a consequence of comfort and sadness, but also the knowledge of being seen.
Jan 26, 2024 · Tótem, written and directed by Mexican filmmaker Lila Avilés, explores those unexplorable feelings, largely by focusing on a face: that of 7-year-old Sol (Naíma Sentíes), as she spends a day ...
Jan 25, 2024 · The action takes place all in one day, as 7-year-old Sol attends the birthday party of her father, who's dying of cancer. But Tótem isn't really a movie about death; it's about...
Jan 25, 2024 · The year is young, but you’re unlikely to see a film as richly textured as Avilés’ masterful child’s-eye view of death and family. Part of the film’s power is in how organically the movie ...
In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts and other relatives.
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- Naíma Sentíes
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Jan 19, 2024 · Anthony Lane reviews “Tótem,” Lila Avilés’s film about a young girl who attends a birthday party for her terminally ill father, and Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s “I.S.S.,” a sci-fi ...
Jan 26, 2024 · Director Lila Avilés’ extraordinary family drama ‘Tótem’ is in the vein of party films like ‘Monsoon Wedding’ and ‘Rachel Getting Married’ — it throws a warm, tumultuous goodbye ...
