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2018

Yolande Zauberman

Documentary, Self: Menahem Lang, Talleen Abu Hana

6.9

54

Documentary A child abuse survivor returns to the ultra-Orthodox Israeli community of his youth to confront a rapist and find solidarity with other victims.

	Author	Review
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"While Zauberman’s goal is worthy, her methods aren’t without serious flaws"	NEU
United Kingdom	Allan Hunter Screendaily	"[A] revelatory, thought-provoking documentary (...) The result is a compelling personal tale that is sensitive to the complexities of the wider issues it confronts."	POS
United States	Paul O'Callaghan Slant	"Zauberman strikes a deft balance here, delivering a formally inventive film which is angry but empathetic"	POS
United States	Leonardo Goi The Film Stage	"An imperative watch (...) A case of combative filmmaking resolutely committed to truth."	POS
	Giorgia Del Don Cineuropa	"[It] enchants its audience with its ambiguous and cruel candour, and which manages to shed light on an utter horror"	POS

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