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Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeA mesmerizing glimpse into Sarno’s search for a sub-Saharan Walden and the implications of that choice.
- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenA strikingly poetic documentary that illustrates the push and pull of life's opposing forces.
- 70Village VoiceErnest HardyVillage VoiceErnest HardySong is filled with great beauty and moments of everyday life that show that director Michael Obert has a fine sense of the power of the quotidian... But Obert also slips in powerful critiques of Sarno with the lightest of touches — some so light they might be accidental.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungThe Hollywood ReporterNeil Young[A] likeably modest study of veteran, well-traveled American musicologist Louis Sarno.
- 60The New York TimesJon CaramanicaThe New York TimesJon CaramanicaThis nonjudgmental documentary moves between New York City and the rain forests of the Central African Republic, where Mr. Sarno primarily lives. Both places are tugs of war between abundance and lack.