Holy Lands

Name: Holy Lands
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: June 21, 2019
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 33
Cast: Dina Doron, Efrat Dor, Ginnie Watson, James Caan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

2019

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StudioCanal | Release Date: June 21, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Dina Doron, Efrat Dor, Ginnie Watson, James Caan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Loai Nofi, Patrick Bruel, Reem Kherici, Rosanna Arquette, Sharon Mann, Tom Hollander

Summary: Facing a crossroads in life, Harry Rosenmerck (James Caan) leaves New York and his family with an unlikely plan to start a pig farm in Nazareth, causing the anger of local communities. His conflict with the town Rabbi, Moshe Cattan slowly turns into a friendship that leads him to reevaluate his relationship with his estranged family,Facing a crossroads in life, Harry Rosenmerck (James Caan) leaves New York and his family with an unlikely plan to start a pig farm in Nazareth, causing the anger of local communities. His conflict with the town Rabbi, Moshe Cattan slowly turns into a friendship that leads him to reevaluate his relationship with his estranged family, including his difficult ex-wife, his 34-year-old student daughter, and his playwright son David. … Expand

Director: Amanda Sthers

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Rex Reed

Jun 21, 2019

Despite good performances from a first-rate cast, the problem here is that the movie was written and directed by Amanda Sthers, who adapted it from her own novel. The result is too literary, but not in a good way. It’s choppy like paragraphs from a book, instead of chapters. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 22, 2019

Holy Lands works when Harry and Moshe are bickering, and doesn’t quite work anytime they’re not on the screen. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jun 20, 2019

A good performance from Tom Hollander can’t save this stodgy, ungainly and strangely reactionary family drama from the French writer-director Amanda Sthers. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Jun 21, 2019

Sthers has amassed such a strong cast of veteran actors that they manage to create some resonant moments now and again. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Jun 20, 2019

This treacly and overwrought piece of mishegoss from French novelist turned director Amanda Sthers is pretty much a chore from start to finish. Read full review

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KenR

Jan 19, 2020

If this work was based on an actual family’s story it might have resonated better but, Amanda Sthers, seemingly fictional story, tends to miss its mark.

The writing style tries way too hard to be 'trendy/modern' as well as too often jarringly 'different' for its own sake– this tends to makeIf this work was based on an actual family’s story it might have resonated better but, Amanda Sthers, seemingly fictional story, tends to miss its mark.

The writing style tries way too hard to be 'trendy/modern' as well as too often jarringly 'different' for its own sake– this tends to make it rather more boring than involving, IE; why did the main character choose ‘Pig’ farming in Israel? With a more conventional approach, it might have been more human, As is, it’s just too overloaded with ‘political’ statements about certain elements of modernity, and unsure of its connections with the past (as it tends to perhaps need more of) Has moments of thoughtfulness but, not enough to cut through the convoluted melodramatics to make you fully care.… Expand

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