Cold November (2017) User Reviews

Would have made a better short than a feature length movie

[WhatIWatched · 4/10 · 27 May 2018]

It's well made and accomplishes telling its simple story effectively, I just think it could have been done in a lot less time without much being lost.

Subtle rites of passage tale from a female perspective

[shakercoola · 5/10 · 18 June 2018]

An American drama; A story about a 12-year-old rural American girl who prepares for her first deer hunt. The film which is an interesting coming-of-age tale about tradition in the matriarchy of family. It is a quiet, meditative film oriented on realistic, agreeable human relationships. Despite the lack of interpersonal conflict and the limited point of view, it deals with mourning, resilience, imagination, gender, nature, life and death, balanced against the challenges of taking personal responsibility and coping with change. The performances from the supporting cast are a little rough around the edges. The lead actor is inexperienced, but her raw emotion by coincidence suits the direction, especially when scenes feel semi-improvisatory. The film is in danger of being patience taxing in the long, contemplative scenes, and the plot is weak, but for the most part the film is compelling for letting narrative conventions smoulder in its embers.

Cant believe this was made ...

[ridgeback-610-640427 · 1/10 · 15 June 2018]

Well I thought I had seen some bad useless time wasting movies in my time .BUT this takes the title by a mile. What a waste of a humans time trying to put a reason of why this was even made . A girl gets her periods ,sits in a tree ,yells out and blows a whistle,and that was the action part .Oh feel sick cant continue ,,please spare your self from this diatribe

Ouch! Waste of time.

[douglasmortimer · 1/10 · 27 May 2018]

Why make such a movie in the first place? Guess people have money to burn.

Animal killing

[mohitmanchanda-74560 · 2/10 · 9 December 2018]

Don't watch it if you're an animal lover. Animal deers were shown harmed in this movie. I thought there would be relationship between the blood of animal she killed with her menstruation, but that wasn't the case

Original Take on Female Coming-of-Age Story

[Mr. Gore · 7/10 · 21 March 2018]

Cold November is a unique coming-of-age tale from the perspective of a young girl in a matrilineal family. Exploring activities usually portrayed by male characters in movies, it is a refreshing approach on themes without the familiar gender bias. It deftly blends hunting, familial rites of passage, and the biological maturity of becoming a woman. It functions as a tone poem, with a contemplative exploration, focusing on quiet moments, and it explores the internal struggles of coming into one's own place in a family and, in a greater sense, society.

Well observed coming of age tale

[rick-morgan9063 · 9/10 · 27 May 2018]

A young girl on the brink of womanhood goes on her first deer hunt, a family rite of passage. During the course of a few days, she and her close family deal with tragedy in their own way, and an acceptance of the responsibilities of entering adulthood gently align on this young woman's shoulders.

A gentle, contemplative film, well worth your time.

Cute Story of Change, Loss And Survival

[screenchills · 7/10 · 29 May 2018]

I really enjoyed this bittersweet drama intermixing a child's coming of age, mourning, resiliency and imagination. There is something very satisfying about how this kid grows up and its a shame nowadays more lives don't develop this way.