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ALIYAH

Director:

  Elie Wajeman
  

Year Released:

  2012

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Guillaume Gouix
  Adèle Haenel
  Cédric Kahn
  Sarah Lepicard
  Pio Marmaï
Movie Haiku:With his life on a downward trajectory, Alex (Marmai) considers leaving Paris to work for a cousin in Tel Aviv. Kept us guessing what would happen next right up to the very end altho Rich thought screenplay by Gaëlle Macé got a bit overstuffed whereas Jan was totally hooked. For non-Jews film stands on its own, but for Jews, add profound Diasporic identity issues.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2013