Shoshana

2023

1 hr. 59 min.

Drama

Crime

Mystery & Thriller

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Inspired by real events, SHOSHANA is a political thriller set in 1930s Tel Aviv. Thomas Wilkin, who works in the anti-terrorist squad of the British Palestine Police force, is in love with Shoshana Borochov. Through their relationship the film explores the way extremism and violence drives a wedge between people, forcing them to choose sides.

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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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Tim P

Dark, brooding, atmospheric and a depressing reflection on humanity. The sets, casting & acting brilliant. Some pro reviewers have said it's too frivolous of the serious subject, but they've mistakenly ignored this is a love story, a Romeo & Juliet, it's just set where it is

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Michael Winterbottom

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Douglas Booth

Thomas Wilkin

Irina Starshenbaum

Shoshana Borochov

Harry Melling

Geoffrey Morton

Ofer Seker

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Mark Kermode

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The fact that most of what the story tells us is actually true, I think gives it a kind of a real sense of bite that this relationship does become a microcosm of a much wider conflict.

Mar 6, 2024

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

Shoshana diverts its energies by packaging itself as sexy and stylish, which isn’t quite what this drama needs; what’s interesting is the historical detail.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 22, 2024

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The movie is costumed, staged and acted with intelligence and care although, after a while, whenever you see a street scene in wide shot, quiet for a few seconds, you tense for the inevitable bomb-blast.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 21, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Shoshana considers an entangled view of how violence and retaliation escalate until everyone is culpable. [But] the way Winterbottom frames this story through a lifeless central romance makes the point feel like an afterthought.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 23, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Winterbottom's astute use of newsreel clips grounds the film remarkably, although this almost makes the romance feel like a distracting plot point. But the film's real strength is in Shoshana's arc, because where she ends up is heart-stopping.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 9, 2024

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Rubén Rosario

MiamiArtZine

Unfortunately, she ends up being sidelined for entire chunks of the film, becoming a supporting character in her own story...

Mar 11, 2024

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Synopsis

Inspired by real events, SHOSHANA is a political thriller set in 1930s Tel Aviv. Thomas Wilkin, who works in the anti-terrorist squad of the British Palestine Police force, is in love with Shoshana Borochov. Through their relationship the film explores the way extremism and violence drives a wedge between people, forcing them to choose sides.

Director: Michael Winterbottom
Executive Producer: Michael Winterbottom
Screenwriter: Laurence Coriat, Paul Viragh, Michael Winterbottom, Michael Winterbottom, Laurence Coriat, Paul Viragh
Production Co: Revolution Films, Bartlebyfilm
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English