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- Summary: This is the true story, set in May of 1948, of a shipload of hundreds of Jewish immigrants who made their way across Europe to Palestine (which became Israel a week later) seeking a new home, only to be shot at by British troops.
- Director: Amos Gitai
- Genre(s): Drama, War
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 7
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Mixed: 2 out of 7
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Negative: 3 out of 7
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80Gitai uses fictionalized characters to dramatize historical reality, and while minimalist in its presentation, the film becomes nearly operatic in its intensity.
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50Has the stilted, slightly surreal feel of a stage piece. Sometimes it works, but too often it doesn't.
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30Mesmerizingly bad filmmaking.