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  • 2012
  • Unrated
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2012
  • Unrated
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary After leading the dramatic raid to free the hostages at Entebbe, Yonatan Netanyahu becomes the “impossible missionʼs” most tragic casualty. With his death, Yonatan became an international hero. Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu story is an intimate journey into a young heroʼs mind. The narration for this compelling film was drawn ...

Directed By: Jonathan Gruber, Ari Daniel Pinchot

Written By: Jonathan Gruber

  • 2012
  • Unrated
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2012
  • Unrated
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 27 m

Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary After leading the dramatic raid to free the hostages at Entebbe, Yonatan Netanyahu becomes the “impossible missionʼs” most tragic casualty. With his death, Yonatan became an international hero. Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu story is an intimate journey into a young heroʼs mind. The narration for this compelling film was drawn ...

Directed By: Jonathan Gruber, Ari Daniel Pinchot

Written By: Jonathan Gruber

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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38% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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63% Positive
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38% Mixed
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75
May 31, 2012
Jonathan Gruber and Ari Daniel Pinchot have assembled a straightforward documentary that uses Yoni's own words - in the form of his moving, eloquent letters and poems - to create a searing portrait of his short but meaningful life.
By Loren King FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 21, 2012
Netanyahu's letters, read with sensitivity by actor Marton Csokas, help to fill in gaps with their vivid and thoughtful poetics, whether he's discussing the horrors of war, his nostalgia for Jerusalem in the '50s or his outsider's view of "empty, meaningless life" in the States.
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63
Jul 26, 2012
It's as exhilarating and moving a film opening as you're likely to experience. Sadly, the rest of Follow Me doesn't live up to this overture.
By Tirdad Derakhshani FULL REVIEW
63
May 15, 2012
This was a man who needed no help standing out from the crowd.
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60
May 18, 2012
Serves up its material with an excess of treacly music and an overabundance of glowing reminiscences. This has the odd effect of making his story less powerful than it actually is.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
50
May 18, 2012
While recollections of the participants in the rescue are often riveting, the subject of Jonathan Gruber and Ari Daniel Pinchot's film remains elusively out of grasp.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
50
May 15, 2012
There are so many complicated political, religious, and cultural issues swirling around Yoni's story, and Follow Me keeps them on the sidelines. It is pure hagiography.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Crystal City Entertainment
Release Date May 18, 2012
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating Unrated
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Awards

Palm Beach International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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