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2017
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Average Rating
3.9
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4.5
You dont realize when youre in a bubble how much time goes by, says one victim.
Indie Wire
3.8
However, the movie delivers a striking degree of emotional authenticity with its home footage, allowing it to become more about its central couples re ..
Indie Wire
3.8
This information is parceled out in a coherent documentary style that alternates with the story of Brea herself, her struggles with the disease and it ..
Rogerebert
3.5
It demonstrates an emotional truthfulness and vulnerability I wish more documentarians would mimic.
The Young Folks
4.0
The most difficult aspect of having ME, the film argues, is lying idle while life passes you by.
Chicago Reader
4.0
But theres no self pity in this admirable plea for medical science to take this cruel illness and its missing millions seriously.
Radio Times
4.0
When we talk about streaming culture, were usually enthusing about whats new, but one of the best things about streaming is how its made old and obscu ..
Decider
4.0
Intended as an activist text, Jennifer Breas bracingly inventive and moving documentary chronicles her often debilitating struggle with myalgic enceph ..
The Guardian
4.0
Jennifer Brea uses her own experience and others to build up a multifaceted portrait of the condition and the toll it takes Jennifer Brea, the directo ..
The Guardian
4.5
Its a brave, moving portrait of suffering I would not be surprised if this film saves more lives than just Breas.
Film Inquiry
4.0
This isnt just a film to inform those who are lucky enough to know very little about ME, it also serves as a love letter of understanding for those wh ..
Eye For Film
4.0
Nearly 30 years after chronic fatigue syndrome was given its unfortunate name, its still not understood or even completely accepted by the medical wor ..
The New York Times
3.5
More disturbing is to see how other countries have chosen to deal with diseases some doctors believe to be largely psychological.
Hollywood Reporter
4.0
The resulting film, Unrest, is a sensitive and arresting rally cry for increased awareness about this disease, and an existential exploration of the m ..
Los Angeles Times
3.5
Proceeding at a measured pace no film about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome should be over energetic Unrest ably juggles content thats wide ranging enough in ..
Variety
3.0
Its a condition that remains a complete mystery no one knows what causes it, how long it lasts or how it can be cured.
Lw Lies
5.0
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Daily Dot
4.0
The film is both a chronicle of how the illness devastates lives (as Brea puts it, it was as if she died but was forced to watch the world move on) an ..
Straight
3.5
Like its patients, the film lacks energy, which could be considered a compliment, I guess, since Brea makes no attempt at charisma but is content to a ..
Shockya
4.0
OUR LATEST VIDEOS OUR LATEST VIDEOS Unrest provides an intimate look at Myalgic Encephalomyelitisbetter known to people as chronic fatigue syndrome.Di ..
Cultured Vultures
1.0
Making it all the more horrifying is the fact that not only is it real, but its while Brea is unable to stand up or often even move beyond crawling.
Sf Weekly
4.0
Its the documentary version of a classic American genre: the teen dance movie.
Washington City Paper
4.5
The film is both a record and an intrinsic component of an emerging patient revolution.
Junkee
5.0
Jennifer Breas absorbing and moving documentary about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a stunning achievement.
Arts Fuse
3.5
Together they study potential cures, confess their thoughts on camera, and struggle to build a meaningful life, different than the one they imagined, ..
Hammer To Nail
4.0
Fraught with honesty, Unrest gives us a raw and up close look at how a chronic illness can impact a relationship.
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