Critic Reviews

• Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune

  Political dramas and soap operas don't have much in common, which makes this hybrid as surprising as it is entertaining.

• Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

  An engrossing absurdist comedy.

• Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

  A thoughtful and engaging film set in the turbulent Golan Heights.

• Marta Barber, Miami Herald

  This Israeli film gives us an honest look at situations we never see in the news. It may have too many flaws to be a good film, but for its content, it is a winner.

• Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

  It is written, directed and acted with real compassion and sympathy for the humanity of its characters, no matter who they are or on what side of these multiple issues they turn out to be.

• John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

  The movie charms while making a bold statement about the borders that governments and individuals construct to keep each other apart.

• Enrique Buchichio, Uruguay Total

  (...) Aunque irregular y con algunos personajes que bordean el estereotipo, es un drama humano y casi siempre conmovedor (...)

• Maria Garcia, Film Journal International

  Unrelentingly pedantic, it's also utterly humorless.

• Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), St. Paul Pioneer Press

  Riklis performs a delicate balancing act, juggling a half-dozen plotlines, each of which is made vivid by his terrific cast.

• Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

  An extraordinary Israeli film that is unlike any other wedding film ever made!

• Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle

  While the film's depiction of bureaucratic frustrations and familial woe are universal, the characters themselves can be difficult to warm up to and often seem as arid as their surroundings.

• Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News

  It's a lovely little film that puts a big, big bite on some very large issues.

• Tim Grierson, L.A. Weekly

  All politics is personal, but rarely has that credo been illustrated so winningly as with Eran Riklis' delicate comedy about the maddening intersection of families, cultures and borders.

• Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals

  As enjoyable a piece of cultural satire as any that's come out of this highly troubled region.

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