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Israel: A Home Movie

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Using home movies, filmmaker Eliav Lilti traces the history of Israel from the beginning of the 20th century.

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Jordan Hoffman Times of Israel 09/26/2017
From a purely aesthetic point of view, Israel: A Home Movie is a cinematic essay. Go to Full Review Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic 10/09/2013
Some titles embrace us. They seem to have been waiting, affectionately quintessential -- the heart of the matter. Such is Israel: A Home Movie. Go to Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 10/09/2013
This haunting cinematic collage puts a human face on the country's strife-wracked history. Go to Full Review Kam Williams Sly Fox 07/22/2013
3/4
Israel captured through the eyes of ordinary citizens as a vulnerable refuge where tragedy has become the norm, and where peace invariably leads back to war. Go to Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com 07/13/2013
6/10
Counters myths and official views, [with] the unusually frank look at the changing perceptions of the indigenous Palestinian population, before and after independence. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Eliav Lilti

Director

Arik Bernstein

Producer

Abigail Dahan

Film Editing

Roni Klimovsky

Film Editing

Tanya Schwartz

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Synopsis Using home movies, filmmaker Eliav Lilti traces the history of Israel from the beginning of the 20th century.
Director
Eliav Lilti
Producer
Arik Bernstein
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Hebrew
Runtime
1h 40m