The film was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Breakthrough Performance for Nazaire, and Someone to Watch for Sorelle, which she won.

[4][5] Xavier is a Haitian demolition worker living in Little Haiti, Miami with his wife, Esperance, and college dropout son, Junior.

The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2023, where it received a Special Jury Mention for US Narrative Feature.

The website's consensus reads: "A beautifully acted and observant portrait of a family and their community, Mountains marks an impressive debut by director Monica Sorelle.

[18] In his Critic's Pick review for Indiewire, Christian Blauvelt gave Mountains an “A” and hailed it as one of 2024’s “best debut features.”[19] Angelica Jade Bastién of Vulture called Mountains “a quietly magnificent debut,” and described it as “a vibrant story of gentrification and generational divides in Miami’s Little Haiti, brought to life by tremendous performances.”[20] John Fink of The Film Stage observed that the film “frames the disappearance of Miami’s Little Haiti with a warm, compassionate gaze recalling the masters of social realism – akin to Roberto Rossellini with the touch of Ousmane Sembène’s lighter films.”[21] Erick Massoto of Collider described Mountains as "a powerful character study and a great debut for Monica Sorelle that marks her as one to watch.