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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary Set in contemporary Tel Aviv, six diverse best friends gather to watch the wildly popular UniverSong competition. Appalled by the Israeli entry, they decide to create their own and record it on a mobile phone. Unbeknownst to them, their performance is seen by the UniverSong judges and selected as Israel’s entry for next year’s competitio...

Directed By: Eytan Fox

Written By: Eli Bijaoui, Eytan Fox

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 32 m

Cupcakes

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Set in contemporary Tel Aviv, six diverse best friends gather to watch the wildly popular UniverSong competition. Appalled by the Israeli entry, they decide to create their own and record it on a mobile phone. Unbeknownst to them, their performance is seen by the UniverSong judges and selected as Israel’s entry for next year’s competitio...

Directed By: Eytan Fox

Written By: Eli Bijaoui, Eytan Fox

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
64
56% Positive
5 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
64
56% Positive
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44% Mixed
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0% Negative
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80
Mar 26, 2015
This candy-coated confection is so irresistible that you’re captivated by its sentiment even as you acknowledge its manipulations.
By Andy Webster FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 2, 2015
Momentarily abandoning the strain of imagining liberation within a realistically perceived Israel, Fox here settles for the ephemeral glow of an exuberant block party.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 25, 2015
The fun comes not from the pink neon frosting, but from seeing how Fox and co-writer Eli Bijaoui use it to decorate their familiar themes of authenticity, kitsch, and what it means to have progressive pride within a changing country.
By Andrew Lapin FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 24, 2015
This musical comedy is sugary and sincere.
By Serena Donadoni FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 2, 2015
While it offers some mildly frothy diversions, the Pedro Almodovar-styled Cupcakes lacks the cinematic nutrition to overcome its empty calories.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 26, 2015
If this Semitic “Strictly Ballroom” and its campy, colorful characters (including a hummus baron!) don’t win you over, you may want to check your pulse.
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50
Mar 15, 2015
Eytan Fox opts for a thoroughly hollow rumination on pop-culture mechanics as they pertain to young, aspiring professionals.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Abott, Reif, Hameiri, Bananot, Chic Films
Release Date Mar 27, 2015
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Iris Prize Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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