Bouchra

"Bouchra is gorgeous to look at. It’s wistful and charming. The story feels universal because its characters and interactions are so specific. It’s wonderful to see such a touching and hopeful queer story centering characters from other backgrounds."

"I sincerely hope that Bouchra gets a wide release somehow. Not only is the film beautiful to look at, a feat of animation, and a triumph of complex storytelling, but it’s also a story of queer acceptance that is needed around the world today."

"Between the animation style and the decidedly adult content, the film’s ultimate sweetness is completely disarming. It doesn’t come out of nowhere, though, as it’s rooted in the same emotional honesty that marks all of the film’s dialogue. That quality will make it a classic of queer cinema for years to come, but its unique wavelength will make it a film that means everything to young adults who are already on that wavelength, and that makes it worth everything."

"[U]nusual, surprising, and often moving...."

"Bouchra is a touching and inventive film... that insists on new forms and a new cinematic language. For this alone, it should be sought out and cherished."

"[A] surreal, animated autofiction musing on queerness, creativity and the North African diaspora. [E]verything about it is made with such intelligence and rigour...."