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Critic A.A. Dowd
rated 8

...a big leap forward by looking inward...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Sheila O'Malley
rated 10

A powerful and thoughtful film...

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

...it is a relief, and in fact a thrill, to report that her new film is a joy.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Dan Jolin
rated 10

Polley’s fearless personal journey is a huge achievement, a genuine revelation — but the less detail you know beforehand, the better. Go in cold, come out warmed.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Niels Roe
rated 8

Med Stories We Tell bestyrker Sarah Polley sin position, som en af de mest interessante og talentfulde yngre instruktører med en uforlignelig evne til at skildre intime og emotionelle familieforhold.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Patrik Linderholm
rated 10

...när Sarah Polley granskar sin familj i dokumentären "Stories We Tell" skapar hon en av de mest fascinerande filmberättelserna på flera år.

Read full review at Moviezine
Critic Nikolaj Mangurten Rubin
rated 8

...filmen [er] genuint rørende. De medvirkende åbner sig generøst, og der er scener af sindsbevægelse, som ganske effektfuldt får lov at stå uden lyd eller kommentarer over.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Sarah Polley
As Self (uncredited)
Sarah Polley
Director
Sarah Polley
Writer
John Buchan
As Storyteller
Deirdre Bowen
As Storyteller
Tom Butler
As Storyteller
Rebecca Jenkins
As Diane Polley

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Stories We Tell is a genre-bending documentary that delves into the complexities of family storytelling. Director Sarah Polley embarks on a personal journey to uncover the truth about her family's past, interviewing relatives and friends whose versions of events often contradict each other. Through Super-8 footage and narration from her father's memoir, Polley pieces together a profound portrait of a loving but complicated family. The film's playful investigation into memory and truth reveals the elusive nature of both, and how they can shape our understanding of ourselves and our families.

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Stories We Tell was released in theaters on May 17, 2013.