Shoshana

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Shoshana

Released Jul 25

2h 1m

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In this edge-of-your-seat thriller inspired by real events, a British police officer and a Jewish woman fall in love amidst the political turmoil of 1930s Tel Aviv. With British control over Palestine precarious and conflict inevitable, everyone is forced to choose a side. From acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, A Mighty Heart).

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Shoshana is a solidly fact-based historical thriller whose complex themes are occasionally underserved by director Michael Winterbottom's facile treatment.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

In addition to boasting an impressive production design, it is beautifully filmed. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 11, 2025

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

Thus, audiences are likely to see this film as more resigned to the inevitability of permanent conflict than providing any insight in how to move away from it.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 25, 2025

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Shoshana is engrossing in purely cinematic terms: Winterbottom keeps the narrative streamlined and clear, and he slickly — maybe too slickly — stages several set pieces.

Jul 24, 2025

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M. Faust

The Buffalo Hive

Moments of narration filling in gaps between scenes give the impression that this two-hour film may have been whittled down from something longer, though it would take a miniseries even to begin to do justice to all the history converging here.

Rated: B+

Aug 28, 2025

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Chelsea Alexandra

MovieJawn

For much of its runtime, Shoshana is directionless. It's narratively muted and thematically hollow. When the film reaches its conclusion, it's framed as a kind of bittersweet victory that feels one-sided.

Aug 19, 2025

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

compelling and engaging, even if its fraught romantic centerpiece plays too close to traditional expectations

Rated: 3/4

Aug 19, 2025

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Mr. Hollywood

A decent film but missing the mystery and intrigue. It settled for romance but the romance wasnt that grand and it wasnt fully used. They couldve done a lot more but overall it just settled.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/31/25

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Duane

Kinda slow, but worth a watch

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/25/25

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Kim M

Well to be clear Tel Aviv didn’t exist in 1930, also this movie is not good

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Marc S

Good acting and a historic background help us understand a contemporary issue. Worth watching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Stephen C

Success in 2 hours and 1 minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/25

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Riccardo g

Shoshana" presents itself as an ambitious work, but slips into a forced and predictable narrative. The characters lack depth and the message, deliberately provocative, is often didactic and artificial. The entire plot seems constructed more to impress than to involve, leaving the audience distant and disinterested.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Synopsis

In this edge-of-your-seat thriller inspired by real events, a British police officer and a Jewish woman fall in love amidst the political turmoil of 1930s Tel Aviv. With British control over Palestine precarious and conflict inevitable, everyone is forced to choose a side. From acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, A Mighty Heart).

Director: Michael Winterbottom
Producer: Massimo Di Rocco, Josh Hyams, Luigi Napoleone, Melissa Parmenter, Michael Winterbottom
Screenwriter: Laurence Coriat, Paul Viragh, Michael Winterbottom, Michael Winterbottom, Laurence Coriat, Paul Viragh
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: Revolution Films, Bartlebyfilm
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 25, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 5, 2025
Runtime: 2h 1m

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