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Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land

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Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land reviews
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7.5 User Score:

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Based on 8 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Written by:

Directed by: Sut Jhally
Bathsheba Ratzkoff

Release Date:
Theatrical: January 28, 2005

Running Time: 80 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

This documentary provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Media Education Foundation)

What The Critics Said

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75

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Showing the movie would be a great way to open a debate. I would love to hear its charges answered as clearly as they're stated.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Jonathan Curiel

Thought-provoking.

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60

TV Guide Ken Fox

The subject can sharply divide even the most liberal-minded critics, but it's no secret on which side of the debate filmmakers Bathsheba Ratzkoff and Sut Jhally find themselves.

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60

Village Voice Joshua Land

The result may be better suited for classroom viewing than for theatrical exhibition, but that's a tribute to the movie's instructive value.

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60

The New York Times Ned Martel

This one-sided account brings some lesser-known offenses to light and advances a scenario that is bold and detailed. But it is hardly dispassionate.

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50

New York Post Russell Scott Smith

Often, the movie feels like sitting through a college lecture class.

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50

Variety Dennis Harvey

Pedantic, humorless and one-sided -- qualities that won't encourage exposure beyond the activist left.

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50

The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray

The main problem with The Promised Land is that Jhally and Ratzkoff are eager to foster dissent, but not to invite it into their own movie. Their talking heads sound rehearsed and repetitive, and the righteous anger dissipates without a contrary opinion to provide a ceiling.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

K T gave it a10:
Excellent documentary bringing out the views of the better informed individuals on the palestinian condition.

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