Back to the Fatherland

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Back to the Fatherland

2019

1h 17m

Documentary

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A number of young people from Israel have relocated to Austria and Germany, although their families were previously persecuted in those same countries less than a century ago.

Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Several engaging main characters and warm cross-generational relationships can't quite offset patchy storytelling and uncertain aims in "Back to the Fatherland."

Jun 27, 2019

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

The idea is interesting but the implementation is uneven in "Back to the Fatherland," a documentary that looks at two generations of Israelis: one is hopeful, the other wary.

Jun 13, 2019

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Back to the Fatherland is too shallow to do justice to its psychological quest.

Jun 13, 2019

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

This film tells the tale of grandparents and their grandchildren. Some who live in Israel and some who have moved to Germany or Austria in search of a better life.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 17, 2019

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Marisa Carpico

The Pop Break

...the question becomes not how can Israel and the younger generations of Jews move on from the trauma of the Holocaust, but is moving on even possible?

Jul 5, 2019

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Lee Jutton

Film Inquiry

The complicated historical and cultural ideas that Back to the Fatherland tackles are worthy of a deep dive, but unfortunately, this film isn't it.

Jun 29, 2019

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Jews finally realizing that it is wrong to kill people and steal land. A larger percentage of Jews all over the world do not support Israel and her policies. And so they leave Israel to live a better life.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/23/19

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Sammo

While it was good to hear even Israelis saying positive things about the Germans recognizing the ill deeds during WWII, there just wasn't enough footage to make us more absorbed. At spots, we just felt bored.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/19

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Audience Member

We need to stop attacking the Jewish community, we have to condemn Palestine. Isreal only defends themselves, they have a right to exist. Palestine has never agreed to a 2 state solution because they want a genocide. It's evil and we must show our support to the Jews. We must protect and defend our Jewish brothers and sisters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/10/19

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Kat Rohrer

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Gil Levanon

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Kat Rohrer

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Gil Levanon

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Synopsis

A number of young people from Israel have relocated to Austria and Germany, although their families were previously persecuted in those same countries less than a century ago.

Director: Kat Rohrer, Gil Levanon
Producer: Kat Rohrer, Matthias Kress, Gil Levanon
Distributor: First Run Features
Production Co: First Run Features
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 14, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.7K
Runtime: 1h 17m

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