# Still I Strive

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***Still I Strive*** is a 2012 hybrid, [documentary film](/source/Documentary_film) directed by Adam Pfleghaar, A. Todd Smith, and produced by Jim Lee for Pioneer Cinema Institute.

## Reception

On [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) the film received 81 out of 100 based on reviews from 4 critics.[1] At [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) it received 3 positive reviews from critics.[2] *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* called it, "a remarkable find, a tale of uplift in a too-little-seen environment."[3] *[The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice)* called it, "an epic tale...The directors elevate the picture to a level of emotional genius by filming the children’s play as a full-on cinematic adaptation...the thresholds and crises of both dovetailing into a brilliant, emotionally coherent whole....Astonishing."[4] *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)* called it, "thrilling....gorgeous....a marvelously imaginative conceit that transforms documentary into the realm of art."[5] *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))* called it, "a winning debut....elegantly lensed....The power of performing arts to restore hope to damaged young lives is marvelously captured."[6] *[Film Journal International](/source/Film_Journal_International)* called it "Compelling...Breathtaking...a triumph."[7]

## References

1. ["Still I Strive"](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/still-i-strive). Retrieved 28 May 2020. – via www.metacritic.com.

1. ["Still I Strive (2014)"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/still_i_strive). Retrieved 28 May 2020. – via www.rottentomatoes.com.

1. DeWitt, David (8 May 2014). ["The Theater of Tough Beginnings"](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/09/movies/cambodian-orphans-star-in-still-i-strive.html). Retrieved 28 May 2020. – via NYTimes.com.

1. ["Still I Strive is an Astonishing Documentary on Cambodian Orphans | Village Voice"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140511043538/http://www.villagevoice.com/2014-05-07/film/still-i-strive-documentary-review/). *www.villagevoice.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.villagevoice.com/2014-05-07/film/still-i-strive-documentary-review/) on 2014-05-11.

1. ["Still I Strive: Film Review"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/still-i-strive-film-review-702278). *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

1. Kuipers, Richard (9 October 2012). ["Still I Strive"](https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/still-i-strive-1117948509/). Retrieved 28 May 2020.

1. [http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/specialty-releases/e3if8ccd2399f7700741627902d61ac3761](http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/specialty-releases/e3if8ccd2399f7700741627902d61ac3761) [dead link]

## External links

- [Still I Strive](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2631276/) at IMDb

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