Fresh
[The film] places a captivating life study in the context of a modern fairy tale.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Ushpizin
An Orthodox Jewish couple's faith is tested after praying to the Lord for a child on the Succoth holiday.
2004 · 1h 30m · PG
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Gidi Dar
Overview
In Jerusalem's orthodox neighborhoods, it's Succoth, seven days celebrating life's essentials in a sukkah, a temporary shack of both deprivation and hospitality. A devout couple, Moshe and Mali, married nearly five years and childless, are broke and praying for a miracle...
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Very light, even saccharine at times, but blessed with enough pure charm to make the syrup go down a treat.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
An unexpected delight from an unlikely source, Ushpizin is the first feature film set inside the closed community of Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Jews.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
It had me, this film with blessings on its mind.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
Ushpizin will certainly be manna to people of religious sensibility, but you need not be a believer to appreciate its humor and humanity.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
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