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- 2005
- Not Rated
- Film Movement
- 1 h 36 m
- 2005
- Not Rated
- Film Movement
- 1 h 36 m
Summary This film tells the story of one woman's personal battle to gain acceptance within a religious community, while also offering a portrait of a political movement that has affected millions of lives in the Middle East. (Film Movement)
Directed By: Joseph Cedar
Written By: Joseph Cedar
- 2005
- Not Rated
- Film Movement
- 1 h 36 m
- 2005
- Not Rated
- Film Movement
- 1 h 36 m
Campfire
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3.1
Summary This film tells the story of one woman's personal battle to gain acceptance within a religious community, while also offering a portrait of a political movement that has affected millions of lives in the Middle East. (Film Movement)
Directed By: Joseph Cedar
Written By: Joseph Cedar
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
51
33% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
51
33% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Campfire looks a bit drab, perhaps to show the dullness of Zionist life in the 1980s. But this doesn't take away from the poignancy of the film.
Coming at a time when the settlements on the Gaza Strip are being dismantled, Cedar's film offers a sly critique of their origins, and refreshingly different point of view.
An affecting portrait of a young widow and her two teenage daughters.
If Campfire is solidly acted, it is visually drab and has a haphazard narrative momentum.
The timelier elements of Campfire, which cleared house at Israel's Academy Awards this year, are too salient to dismiss.
The darker aspects of tribalism come under scrutiny here as nonconformists (unmarried men, women alone) are shown being marginalized.
Typical of too many films produced in Israel: plodding, verbose, badly-made and completely monotonous.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
3.1
14% Positive
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1 Rating
29% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
57% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
3.1
14% Positive
1 Rating
1 Rating
29% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
57% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
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Production Company
Cinema Post Production Ltd.
Release Date Sep 9, 2005
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Website
http://www.campfiremovie.com
Awards
Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
• 5 Wins & 13 Nominations
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Vesoul Asian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
