On the Map

Name: On the Map
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 25, 2016
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 62

2016

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| Release Date: November 25, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: On the Map tells the against-all-odds story of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 1977 European Championship, which took place at a time when the Middle East was still reeling from the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the 1972 Olympic massacre at Munich, and the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight from Tel Aviv. Through the of lens of sports, On the Map presents aOn the Map tells the against-all-odds story of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 1977 European Championship, which took place at a time when the Middle East was still reeling from the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the 1972 Olympic massacre at Munich, and the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight from Tel Aviv. Through the of lens of sports, On the Map presents a much broader story of how one team captured the heart of a nation amidst domestic turmoil and the global machinations of the Cold War.… Expand

Director: Dani Menkin

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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Frank Scheck

Nov 29, 2016

Compelling enough to anticipate the inevitable Hollywood dramatization of the story, On the Map will prove fascinating even to non-sports buffs. Read full review

Oleg Ivanov

Dec 5, 2016

It captures how sports can bring wholly disparate people together to accomplish feats that change the destiny of nations. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Nov 28, 2016

Israeli director Dani Menkin has been especially thorough in telling this classic against-all-odds sports story. Read full review

Michael Nordine

Dec 7, 2016

The film mounts a competent offense as it shows how the Israeli squad overcame superior foes on the court and prejudice off of it. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Dec 8, 2016

The movie makes no attempt to engage any current situation, basking instead in a one-dimensional nostalgia. Read full review

Randy Cordova

Apr 27, 2017

On the Map is more like a sleepy lecture during the last week of high school: You may hear some worthwhile information, but it's not going to stick. Read full review

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