Rotten
It's just all too breezy to have any real effect.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Zaytoun
2012 · 1h 47m · Not Rated
Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Directed by
Eran Riklis
Overview
Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Fresh
We've ... got to admit right up front: Part of our interest was simply to see what Stephen Dorff is doing playing an Israeli POW.
Tom Russo, Boston Globe
Rotten
It's probably best viewed as a fable that tries to strike a hopeful note amid the many woes of the Middle East, but the blunt filmmaking and the near-sentimentality make it hard to buy into.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
The resolution is a bit Hollywood, but then who says all films about the Middle East have to be relentlessly grim? "Zaytoun" dares to find common ground and hope amidst political confusion.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
A trek that is occasionally very unlikely, but moving nonetheless.
John Anderson, Newsday
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