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Defamation

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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by: Yoav Shamir
Directed by: Yoav Shamir
Release Date:
Theatrical: November 20, 2009
Running Time: 91 minutes, Color
Origin: Israel | Denmark | USA | Austria
Language(s): Hebrew | English
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Intent on shaking up the ultimate ‘sacred cow’ for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, “What is anti-Semitism today?” Does it remain a dangerous and immediate threat? Or is it a scare tactic used by right-wing Zionists to discredit their critics? (First Run Features)
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What The Critics Said
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
This brave documentary takes on the topic of anti-Semitism in a relentlessly probing and original way.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Ty Burr
In its sneaky, cheeky way, Defamation is a mitzvah, an act of kindness.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Walter Addiego
Defamation tries to give all sides a full airing, but it's not hard to guess the director's own feeling. At the end, he says, "Putting too much emphasis on the past, as horrific as it has been, is holding us back."
Read Full Review >Variety Leslie Felperin
End result is at once intelligent, wry and -- there's no way around it -- quintessentially Jewish, in the best sense.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Ray Bennett
The most affecting scenes, however, involve the class of Israeli teenagers visiting Auschwitz.
Read Full Review >Time Out New York S. James Snyder
Like Moore’s modus, Shamir’s stroll is sloppy, but his willingness to tip sacred cows is truly courageous.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Even though Defamation, which is sprinkled with unexpected moments of wry humor, will be inescapably controversial, Yoav Shamir strives admirably to be evenhanded.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
While he takes an evenhanded approach, the filmmaker appears on camera far too often and goes off point as frequently as Moore.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Scott Foundas
Like most good documentaries, Defamation poses more questions than it purports to answer, before arriving at the mildly reductive postulation that what's past is past.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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[Anonymous] gave it a10:
What makes an important film-maker? someone who asks questions others dare not utter. in this sense this film explores questions that are on most peoples mind but dare not ask. Jews the world over are incredibly powerful, and more power to them, in which case it begs the question, where is the anti-semitism thats rife and out to create another holocaust? in the words of a contributor 'Jews have never had it so good'. they place too much importance and attention on themselves, always believing themselves to be the victims in every incident, to the detriment of everyone else.highly recommended, unless you're a Zionist, in which case this brief review makes me an anti-semite.
