All to Play For

[Efira] turns in one of her most committed performances, all the more moving for its commitment to valorizing the kind of woman seldom treated on screen with such respect and compassion.

A hard-hitting portrait of motherhood.

What could feel like a cop-out plays as a humane strategy in an era where mothers, and indeed all kinds of people, are supposed to be sorted neatly into heroes and villains, where viewing and responding to art takes on the tone of a moral assessment.

[The film] is constructed and interpreted with unquestionable poise, skill and solidity, with a perspective that avoids being linear and a certain allegory that separates us from the obvious and the underlined... [Full review in Spanish]

Although the film never strays from the drama of its protagonist, the script relies on it to invite us to rethink the actions of an imperfect social system that transcends the borders of the country for which it was written. [Full review in Spanish]

The movie's rhythm is consistent with the story and accomplishes everyday moments as well as others of great intimacy... [Full review in Spanish]

This engaging, no-holds-barred look at the working class and their battles with the State and with themselves . . . is an emotional wringer of a tale.

It’s a testament to the brilliance of Virginie Efira that she can take an irredeemable script and make it at least watchable in Delphine Deloget’s All to Play For

The film works equally well as a tense, poignant David vs Goliath battle and as a simple story of family cohesion and love conquering all, thanks to a strong lead actress and the directorial skill of a talented newcomer.

All to Play For is an engaging moral play that examines the place of the state in the family home, and whether leaving your own country is sometimes the only way you can keep your family.