Reviews "Visible for all Eyes" ("Unter aller Augen")

"With "Visible to all Eyes" ("Unter aller Augen"), Claudia Schmid has created a documentary that is difficult to endure. Nevertheless, everyone should see it." — Prisma

 

"Schmid’s understated film—which draws its entire power from the poignant, and at times almost unbearable, testimonies of its protagonists—cannot be understood merely as a record of injustice. "Unter aller Augen" serves simultaneously as a powerful plea to acknowledge the suffering of victims and as a call to stop looking the other way." — Spielfilm.de "

 

"Unter aller Augen" is harrowing, shocking, and at times unbearable—pushing the limits of human endurance." — Choices

 

"Unter aller Augen" is not a film you can simply watch on a whim. You must set aside the time and prepare yourself to be deeply shaken. It is a quiet, slow-paced film—yet one that loses none of its profound impact." — Prisma

 

"Amidst all the suffering it depicts, "Unter aller Augen" also offers glimmers of hope: the protagonists are able to laugh again today; they are living new lives." — Choices

 

"Director Schmid demonstrates that while cultural and generational differences may exist, the parallels remain unmistakable—no matter where in the world one happens to be." — Intro Magazin

 

"This documentary is not light fare, nor is it for the faint of heart, for it tackles a grave subject: violence against women. Yet, thanks to its multi-perspective approach, it does not merely aim to tug at the heartstrings. Alongside the protagonists, the 'perpetrators' are also given a voice. They openly explain what drove them to commit violence against (their) women, and why—in their own view—their actions constituted no wrongdoing." "Thus, the piece delves into profound psychological dimensions." — Prisma

 

"Filmmaker Claudia Schmid ("Voices of Violence*) approaches this alarming statistic in a deeply human way, speaking with women who have fought back against their victimhood and share their harrowing experiences." — Moviepilot

 

"With her film, Claudia Schmid demonstrates the myriad ways in which women across the globe suffer from violence. *Unter aller Augen* ("Visible to all Eyes") offers victims the opportunity to finally speak openly about the injustices inflicted upon them. At the same time, this poignant—and at times harrowing—documentary serves as a powerful plea not to simply look the other way." — Spielfilm.de

 

"A film that hurts—that is "Unter aller Augen" (Visible to all Eyes"). — Intro-Magazin

 

"This documentary is not light fare, nor is it for the faint of heart, for it tackles a grave subject: violence against women." — Prisma

 

"The case of the German woman was particularly deeply unsettling—above all because it is so difficult to imagine that such brutality against women exists not only in the Third World, but also right here on our own doorstep." — NWZ Südwestpresse

 

User Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars — Spielfilm.de

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