Rotten
Stylistically, it resembles a well-intentioned, earnest TV problem drama from the late '60s.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Overview
Is today's fanaticism tomorrow's policy? In a West Bank settlement, Rabbi Meltzer has a grand design: he's building a movement "to pray at the Temple Mount." His yeshiva has scholars, and the settlement is getting its own military company to be commanded by Menachem, a disciple of the rabbi. He also wants his daughter, Michal, to marry Pini, the yeshiva's best scholar. Michal has no interest in Pini, but she is attracted to Menachem. When she rebuffs Pini, he hatches a bold and secret plan. Is jealousy the motivation or something else? Meanwhile, the army and Moussad are closely watching the rabbi's activities and Menachem's military training. Who is trustworthy?
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
58%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox Jews on the West Bank, Joseph Cedar's Time Of Favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation, it does so without compromising that complexity.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh
Cedar takes a very open-minded approach to this sensitive material, showing impressive control, both visually and in the writing.
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Just as the recent Argentine film Son of the Bride reminded us that a feel-good movie can still show real heart, Time of Favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
An unflinching, complex portrait of a modern Israel that is rarely seen on-screen.
Loren King, Boston Globe
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