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- 2013
- Not Rated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 50 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 50 m
Summary Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home.
Directed By: Eran Riklis
Written By: Nader Rizq
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 50 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 50 m
Zaytoun
39
5.9
Where to Watch
Summary Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home.
Directed By: Eran Riklis
Written By: Nader Rizq
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
39
20% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
53% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
27% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
39
20% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
53% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
27% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
The combination of youthful irreverence and military indoctrination is jarring.
Riklis isn’t heavy-handed here, and even when the film’s plot grows a little unlikely, its tone is never sappy.
Well-intentioned but heavy-handed.
Despite some great character work, the film's journey comes across as pedestrian at best.
The fact that the film’s title is an Arabic word for “olive,” as in holding out said branch to your foes, gives you a sense of what Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis (Lemon Tree) is going for: a melodrama with a do-we-all-not-bleed? moral.
Though Dorff isn’t the only thing wrong with Zaytoun, he is still its biggest liability, and the rare case where one miscast role ruins a film’s essential premise.
It misfires in tone, depth, and political tact, dumbing down rather than providing new insights into the Israel-Palestine conflict.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 User Ratings
5.9
57% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
21% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
21% Negative
3 Ratings
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 User Ratings
5.9
57% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
21% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
21% Negative
3 Ratings
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Awards
Berlin Jewish Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Stony Brook Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
