Shoshana

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Shoshana

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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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Michael Winterbottom

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Douglas Booth

Thomas Wilkin

Irina Starshenbaum

Shoshana Borochov

Harry Melling

Geoffrey Morton

Ofer Seker

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Tim Wallers

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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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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Shoshana wisely doesn’t attempt to resolve anything that hasn’t been resolved in the actual world.

Feb 13, 2025

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Cameron Meier

Orlando Weekly

The love affair feels sandwiched in and forgotten at times, while the entire narrative is occasionally jumbled and rushed. Nevertheless, the film is an important reminder that the Middle East has been blowing itself apart for well over a century.

Rated: 2.75/5

Nov 2, 2024

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Clotilde Chinnici

Loud and Clear Reviews

While I thought Shoshana delivered an excellent portrayal of the rising tensions in Palestine at the time, I do wish we had seen more of the tensions and conflict on the Arabs’ side as well.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 14, 2024

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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
Runtime: 2h 1m