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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
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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

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
Thomas Hauff
As Actor (The Caretaker)

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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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