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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 34 m
New Jerusalem

Summary Sean, an Irish immigrant to America, returning from military service in Afghanistan, finds his heart and mind in disarray. He befriends Ike, a strong willed Evangelical Christian, who endeavors to ensure the fragile Sean’s salvation. A meditation on friendship, need and frailty, New Jerusalem explores the allure and limitations of modern...

Directed By: Rick Alverson

Written By: Colm O'Leary, Rick Alverson

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 34 m

New Jerusalem

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Sean, an Irish immigrant to America, returning from military service in Afghanistan, finds his heart and mind in disarray. He befriends Ike, a strong willed Evangelical Christian, who endeavors to ensure the fragile Sean’s salvation. A meditation on friendship, need and frailty, New Jerusalem explores the allure and limitations of modern...

Directed By: Rick Alverson

Written By: Colm O'Leary, Rick Alverson

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
46
40% Positive
2 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
20% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
46
40% Positive
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40% Mixed
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20% Negative
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75
Dec 6, 2012
I don't believe New Jerusalem takes a position in favor of either character. It's more of an intense study of these two men and their barren work in a shabby store by the side of a highway.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 2, 2012
A rare film dealing with Christian evangelism in a realistic way that neither mocks nor proselytizes, New Jerusalem quietly observes as a man tries to comfort his troubled best friend by bringing him to Jesus.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 30, 2012
While New Jerusalem's rigid formalism will surely be off-putting to some, there's beauty to be found in the film's sheen of placid grime.
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50
Nov 30, 2012
Unlike the soul-searching characters from Old Joy, which also stars Will Oldham, Ike and Sean always feel as if they've fallen out of the sky just for the film's setup.
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20
Nov 30, 2012
New Jerusalem feeling like an acting exercise in search of a theater class.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW

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Production Company The Made Bed Productions
Release Date Nov 30, 2012
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Jerusalem-A-Film-by-R-Alverson/219753872551
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Awards

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• 1 Nomination

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