[1] Daniel Kothenschulte praised the film in the Frankfurter Rundschau as "a rare gem of German cinema".

[2] In his film review in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Andreas Kilb acknowledged Schmid's ability to have a clear stance and an unshakable visual instinct.

Entertainment cinema likes to find the silver lining in tragedies, but Hans-Christian Schmid denies any meaning to the perpetrators and the crime.

"[4] In Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Jörg Taszman called the production a "strong piece of cinema with excellent actors ".

[5] In his review in Screen Daily, Tim Gierson said it is "a slow-burn drama (...) Schmid subtly illustrates how this gruelling odyssey has forever changed a family".