93
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenA documentary whose visual magnificence is more than matched by unforgettable characters and political urgency.
- Rarely are documentaries as powerfully polemic and jaw-gapingly spectacular as Sherpa.
- 100Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonTime Out LondonTom HuddlestonJennifer Peedom’s film is stunningly photographed (how could it not be?) and brilliantly sly: she gives the tour guides and their rich, self-absorbed charges just enough rope to hang themselves, and they duly oblige. But it’s also a heartfelt tribute to the resilience of a people.
- 90The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiAn exceptionally absorbing documentary.
- 90Screen DailySarah WardScreen DailySarah WardSherpa swiftly proves as grippingly human and political as it does visually spectacular.
- Peedom and her team responded to disaster with a steady hand, in more than one sense, and fulfilled a rare opportunity to make a responsive documentary that is large, beautiful, captivating and exhibits deep respect for the people and environments it photographs.
- 80EmpirePatrick PetersEmpirePatrick PetersRefocused on the hoof after the catastrophic 2014 earthquakes, Jennifer Peedom's film pulls no punches in exploring the culture and work of this unheralded group, as well as their frequent exploitation by Westerners.