The Free Will

Translated from swedish: Dark, beautiful and melancholic
- Malena Janson

Swedish: svd.se »

Translated from swedish: Even though it makes my stomach turn several times, Glasner's unsettling tale of guilt is damn well the most invigorating thing you can watch this fall. However, there are no guarantees for your mental health after watching "The Free Will".
- Mats Bråstedt

Swedish: expressen.se »

Translated from swedish: Matthias Glasner's somber drama begins with a rape. Theo is arrested and placed in a psychiatric facility for nearly ten years. When he gets out, his greatest desire is to build a normal life, to prove that even a serial rapist can find an ordinary existence. But is there really such a thing as free will when body and soul are driven in another direction – when Theo is constantly forced to fight against his impulses?

Swedish: Helsingborgs Dagblad »

Translated from swedish: "The Free Will" is yet another example of the highly engaging films currently reaching us from our neighboring country.
- Annika Gustafsson

Swedish: sydsvenskan.se »

Translated from swedish: The film is both heartbreaking and harrowing. And it must be said to sensitive souls that "The Free Will" is physically confrontational in its portrayal of both sexual distress and brutal assaults, without ever feeling exploitative for a moment.
- Gunnar Carlsson

Swedish: unt.se »

Translated from swedish: It's not just incredibly anxiety-inducing but also hopeless, and the ending feels more like a simple and somewhat predictable escape from a rather difficult story to tell. Nothing stands out - it's just an orgy of black despair that only leaves a strange and almost meaningless impression. The aftertaste is all the more bitter. Something that feels pretty disappointing when you've actually made it through nearly three hours of violence, anxiety, and grief.
- Daniel S Ogalde

Swedish: moviezine.se »