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  • 2014
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 12 m
  • 2014
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 12 m

Summary Choosing life in life's final chapter is the poignant subtext of this new powerful documentary, a lyrical portrait of eight nursing home residents who make a pilgrimage to Israel. Offered a seat on the bus for a 10-day tour, the viewer accompanies individuals with various personal theologies in and out of museums, crossing Israeli landsc...

Directed By: David Gaynes

  • 2014
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 12 m
  • 2014
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 12 m

Next Year Jerusalem

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Summary Choosing life in life's final chapter is the poignant subtext of this new powerful documentary, a lyrical portrait of eight nursing home residents who make a pilgrimage to Israel. Offered a seat on the bus for a 10-day tour, the viewer accompanies individuals with various personal theologies in and out of museums, crossing Israeli landsc...

Directed By: David Gaynes

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Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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May 15, 2014
What elevates the film beyond a video scrapbook, though, are the glimpses of the routines and slow rhythms of the nursing home before and after this adventure.
By Daniel M. Gold FULL REVIEW
60
May 29, 2014
It's a privilege getting to know these determined, inspiring seniors, to whatever extent Gaynes allows. But a more deeply revealing, fully candid approach would have made for a more satisfying cinematic excursion.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
50
May 13, 2014
Next Year Jerusalem offers little insight into its putative protagonists, and even less into Israel.
By Noah Berlatsky FULL REVIEW
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Jun 5, 2014
Sure, some of these dames and geezers are fun, and it’s heartening to see them pushing themselves for what’s likely their last expedition, yet Gaynes forgets that even schmaltz needs salt and pepper.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW

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Release Date May 16, 2014
Duration 1 h 12 m
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Website http://www.facebook.com/nextyearjerusalemmovie
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