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Tikkun

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After an accident, Haim-Aaron feels overwhelmed by a sudden awakening of his body and suspects this is God testing him.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times "Tikkun" takes you inside the cloistered world of ultra-Orthodox Jews, then burrows even further into the head of one young man and his peculiar crisis of spirit and body. Jun 30, 2016 Full Review David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle It's a testament to Traitel's performance that he makes such a vivid impression, because the script offers the actors little in the way of character development. Rated: 2/4 Jun 15, 2016 Full Review Alissa Wilkinson RogerEbert.com Transgressive, button-pushing cinema works best when it's in service of the whole, and "Tikkun" juxtaposes shock with long stillness, a long day's circuitous journey into eternal night. Rated: 3/4 Jun 10, 2016 Full Review Dustin Chang ScreenAnarchy Tikkun is intense, moody filmmaking and signals Sivan as one to watch for in the world of arthouse cinema. Jul 17, 2020 Full Review Elissa Suh MUBI Tikkun is the more spiritual kind. The film's austere and provocative look contrasts with the dramatic excitement absent from the film's story-Tikkun's conflict concerns the soul-and compensates at times for its ponderous pacing. Feb 27, 2020 Full Review Hannah Brown Jerusalem Post If Avishai Sivan's latest film occasionally ventures into bizarre over-the-top scenes that shock viewers and derail the narrative, it doesn't detract from the power of what has gone before. Jan 19, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member What a disappointment. I know how much work it takes to make a film. Why would anyone expend so much time and energy on a film about nothing. At least Seinfeld's "nothing" had redeeming value in that it made you feel good. This move was upsetting and proved to be worthless in the end. High brow critics mistook long, drawn-out wide shots for good cinematography and good acting on silence and no movement. I spent the last two hours waiting for something that came highly recommended by people who think they know what makes for good cinema. Sometimes you have to follow your own path. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This Israelite film is a bleak spiritual allegory, that's consistently fascinating, if perhaps a bit too opaque for its own good. Director/writer Avishai Sivan shoots his film with a steady and deliberate sense of craft that often recalls Tarkovsky, even if he's more displaying of humor (albeit the extremely deadpan variety). Tikkun is a challenging film with Kafka-esque images around every turn, and while it's themes regarding Judaism may fly over the heads of those not familiar with the faith, it's pedagogical inferences come off as mostly profound. Some story elements aren't quite developed as they should be, but Tikkun is an accomplished debut work from a quickly-maturing artist. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Absorbing, unique, beautifully acted, i.e. realistic for the minority segment of Chassidic people who suffer living the religious life. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After an accident, Haim-Aaron feels overwhelmed by a sudden awakening of his body and suspects this is God testing him.
Director
Avishai Sivan
Producer
Ronen Ben Tal
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hebrew
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 10, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 30, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.7K
Runtime
2h 0m
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