Forgiveness

Forgiveness (2006)

  • 30% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (123 ratings)

A 20-year-old American Israeli decides to move back to Israel and reconnect with his roots, only to be institutionalized in a mental-health facility constructed on the grounds of a Palestinian village that was massacred by a Jewish militia back in 1948. David Adler (Itay Tiran) has moved back to… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Feb 11, 2006 Wide
International Film Circuit

Critic Reviews

  • V.A. Musetto, New York Post

    The result is a hodgepodge of plots and styles, a fault compounded by stiff acting and, except for a few scenes, wooden direction.

  • Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

    The message may be clear -- suppress the past at your peril -- but the execution is a mess.

  • Michelle Orange, Village Voice

    David's trauma, madness, and recovery is arranged as a puzzle of dreams, flashbacks, hallucinations, and strikingly choreographed numbers that, while occasionally dazzling, remains in pieces at film's end.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    While the subject of this Israeli feature is riveting and the intention honorable, the narrative strategy and technical execution leave much to be desired.

  • Nora Lee Mandel, Film-Forward.com

    Builds on real macabre coincidences to pile on symbolism higher and higher in time-tripping phantasmagoria of flashbacks, nightmares,fantasy and occasional credibility.

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