Rotten
The filmmaker gives roughly equal time to left, right, and moderate views, but his glib narration, accentuated by a jaunty score, undercuts this otherwise worthy inquiry.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Overview
Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?"
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film wades airily into a cultural no-flyover zone, sits down, and says: OK, let's talk.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh
Even though Defamation, which is sprinkled with unexpected moments of wry humor, will be inescapably controversial, Yoav Shamir strives admirably to be evenhanded.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Presumably Mr. Shamir's film plays differently in Israel. In the United States, it feels like just another day on the Op-Ed page.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Fresh
Yoav Shamir's documentary Defamation takes on such an explosive topic that the director only gradually reveals the film's real subject.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
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