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9 Star Hotel
Koch Lorber Films

9 Star Hotel reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 72 Metascore out of 100
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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

A documentary about illegal border crossings – from Palestine into Israel.


GENRE(S): Documentary  |  Foreign  
DIRECTED BY: Ido Haar  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: May 23, 2007 
RUNNING TIME: 78 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Israel 
LANGUAGE(S): Arabic (with English subtitles) 

Original title "Malon 9 Kochavim"

What The Critics Said

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100
TV Guide Ken Fox
In the end, Haar's powerful and terribly sad film speaks volumes, not just about life in contemporary Israel, but in the U.S. as well.
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70
Village Voice Ella Taylor
Like all good political documentaries, 9 Star Hotel is more anthropology than agitprop, a portrait of life among the young, poorly educated men who are caught between Israeli exploitation and Palestinian Authority corruption.
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70
Variety Ronnie Scheib
In dangerous and downright cruddy conditions, the personable Palestinians share stories, lodgings and camaraderie with the young Israeli filmmaker, whose handheld camera follows them everywhere.
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60
The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
By ignoring Israeli voices and focusing only on the immigrants, Mr. Haar has produced a documentary filled with immediacy but free of analysis, a fascinating but ultimately unenlightening record of their plight.
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