“What the hell did I just see?!”

“Masterpiece… One of the most striking films we have seen coming out of experimental media in a long time.”
- Yuri Kim, New Jersey Stage

”Ebbs and flows like an orchestral piece… Superlative achievement of modern-day silent cinema.”
- Eoghan Lyng, DMovies

"A minimalist yet imaginative approach underscored by a profound psychoanalytical depth."
- Martin Kudlac, Screenanarchy

“A meaningful and enthusiastic experiment that blends retro-futurism, a dark fairy tale and a love story… One of those films that can disarm even the harshest of critics”
- Marko Stojiljkovic, Cineuropa

“If you’re looking for an unadulterated art film, the stark Finnish drama Giant’s Kettle is your pick.”
- Best of Cinequest, Movie Gourmet

“It’s like a constant feeling of pressure… a prelude to a great general scream capable of dulling the sky.”
- Fabricio Estavam Mira, Experimental Brasil

“An original gem in a cinematic landscape full of many derivative and generic films. A diamond in the haystack of cinema.”
- Prof. Albert Nigrin, Cinema Studies, Rutgers University

“With wordless intensity and cleverly evolving visuals, Giant’s Kettle … will tease and delight lovers of classic black-and-white headtrips such as Eraserhead and Persona.”
- Jonathan Kieran, ATLFF’25

“Roy Andersson may have some element of form here, but Giant's Kettle is something much more intense… Impressive. It's hard to even imagine what they could pull off given a crew and a decent amount of money.”
- Erik Aru, Postimees

“A truly unique existential exploration of human disconnection.”
- VIMooz

“Unforgettably enchanting and eerie cinematic experience for all attentive spectators to interpret through unspoken silences.”
- Edvinas Puksta, Tallinn Black Nights

“Like an exhibition of living photographs.”
- Jouni Heinonen, Laajakuva

“If Aki Kaurismäki was an avant-gardist, he could have made the film.”
- Pessi Rautio, Taide-lehti

“A visually stunning conversation piece that may be a little too much in love with its own hipster attitude.”
- Steve Murray, Artsatl

”At times you felt like laughing out loud, but on the other hand you felt anxious, it hurt even physically, as if your body had been in some compression machine.”
- Olli Sulin

“Every frame's a painting. A haunting, beautiful, depressing, alienating painting. Like a Roy Andersson movie with David Lynch doing the sound design.”
- Mikko Viinikka

“I don't remember ever being at a show where everyone sits in silence until the end of the credits. Really impressive!”
- Mika Oesch

“Roy Anderson meets Bela Tarr”
- Hesome Chamamah

“A true masterpiece of minimalist cinema… Giant’s Kettle pushes the boundaries of film form through its entire runtime. It is challenging, extraordinary, defiant cinema, defiance against the norms of filmmaking, and defiance against the foundations of immersion that the industry is built upon.”
Full review and more audience feedback at Letterboxd