Leviathan. Facts. Website Andrey Zvyagintsev. Abgerufen am 18. Januar 2015. (englisch)
chicagotribune.com
Michael Phillips: Review: ‘Leviathan’.Chicago Tribune, 8. Januar 2015, abgerufen am 16. Februar 2015 (englisch): „The actors, all quite magnificent […]. Alexey Serebryakov plays […] like a wounded bull of a man, fueled by vodka and rage. Elena Lyadova’s Lilya recalls the young Lena Olin in her crosscurrents of yearning and disillusionment. The puffy, exasperated face of Roman Madyanov, who plays Vadim, the mayor, becomes an emblem […] ruthless instincts.“
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Marli Feldvoß: Leviathan auf epd-film.de, abgerufen am 31. März 2015.
Leslie Felperin: ‘Leviathan’: Cannes Review.The Hollywood Reporter, 22. Mai 2014, abgerufen am 16. Februar 2015 (englisch): „These intriguing gaps in the story serve multiple purposes, like underscoring the impossibility of ever knowing the truth about anything in a society riven by secrets. […] a bewitching sense of unease.“
Manohla Dargis: Life: Poor, Nasty, Brutish and (Probably) Short. ‘Leviathan’ Turns on a Modern-Day Job.The New York Times, 24. Dezember 2014, abgerufen am 16. Februar 2015 (englisch): „ […] visual gifts are worthy of the movie’s natural landscapes. […] brilliant Arctic water doesn’t simply ebb and flow, but seems to caress and lash the earth, the waves shimmering with eddies of a midnight hue and glints […] blue. […] on the viewer is of near-inundation, a feeling that’s reinforced by the soundtrack, which features the hypnotic swirling of Philip Glass’s […].“
Peter Debruge: Film Review: ‘Leviathan’.Variety, 22. Mai 2014, abgerufen am 16. Februar 2015 (englisch): „ […] this engrossing, arthouse-bound opus […] with the heft of a 1,000-page novel. […] most accessible and naturalistic film […] extend the darkly satirical streak […].“
