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  • 2017
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Summary The first film of its kind to offer a comprehensive view of the Jewish settlers in the occupied territories of the West Bank. An historical overview, a geopolitical study and an intimate look at those people at the core of the most daunting challenges facing Israel and the international community today as the Palestinians and Israelis re...

  • 2017
  • BOND360
  • 1 h 47 m
  • 2017
  • BOND360
  • 1 h 47 m

The Settlers

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary The first film of its kind to offer a comprehensive view of the Jewish settlers in the occupied territories of the West Bank. An historical overview, a geopolitical study and an intimate look at those people at the core of the most daunting challenges facing Israel and the international community today as the Palestinians and Israelis re...

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90
Mar 16, 2017
Smart, thorough and thoughtful, this disturbing film unfolds like a slow-motion nightmare that has taken half a century to fully reveal itself, a trenchant examination that deserves to stand next to compelling Israeli documentaries on similar themes, including “The Law in These Parts” and “The Gatekeepers.”
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 2, 2017
What Dotan has to say — in arresting new footage — about today’s Hilltop Youth, a right-wing Jewish Israeli settler organization that unites and mobilizes young people to occupy territory in the West Bank, is crucial and, in the American context, frighteningly familiar.
By Diana Clarke FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 16, 2017
After 107 well-packed minutes, Dotan’s film (which curiously fails to mention current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) arrives at a pessimistic outlook. A settlement on the settlements is nowhere in sight.
By Brad Wheeler FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 2, 2017
The real achievement here is in going beyond the buzzwords of newscasts and talking points to convey a sense of what’s happening on the ground — and to give it a sense of urgency.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 2, 2017
The Settlers is captivating viewing for the most part. But it’s also muddled in its combination of historical and contemporary storytelling.
By Anthony Kaufman FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 2, 2017
Stylistically, The Settlers is crisp: It's an intelligent blend of interviews, historical exposition and newsreel footage.
By Duane Byrge FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 2, 2017
While any explanation of this fraught phenomenon feels like an oversimplification, Mr. Dotan sorts out the forces and personalities that shaped the movement.
By Helen T. Verongos FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Les Films du Poisson, Talisma Productions, Filmoption International, ARTE, Yes Docu, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
Release Date Mar 3, 2017
Duration 1 h 47 m
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Website http://cinephil.com/the-settlers/
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Awards

Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
• 1 Nomination
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
• 1 Nomination

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