Ina Weisse’s tightly wound portrait of a music teacher on the verge of nervous collapse serves up another note-perfect Nina Hoss solo. — Variety

If some kind of icy faceoff were engineered between the troubled, seething music instructors of Michael Haneke’s “The Piano Teacher” and Ina Weisse’s “The Audition,”
all bets would be off. — Variety

Lead actress Nina Hoss rises impressively to the challenge, fully inhabiting the mind and body of the flawed perfectionist at the core of The Audition. There are shades of Whiplash and The Piano Teacher in this story that centres on an off-kilter rapport between a demanding music teacher and a gifted student. — Screendaily

The result is a feature that could strike a chord with arthouse distributors in the market for quality drama and strong women’s stories. — Screendaily

Well-performed and crafted with the fine-tuned aesthetics of
highbrow European arthouse flicks. — The Hollywood Reporter

[Nina’s] razor-sharp performance passes the audition with flying colors. — The Hollywood Reporter