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Forgiveness
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Metascore: 39 Metascore out of 100
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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Itay Tiran, Clara Khoury, Moni Moshonov, Makram Khoury, and Tamara Monsour

Forgiveness tells the story of David Adler, a 20-year old American-Israeli who decides to move back to Israel, only to find himself committed to a mental institution that sits on the ruins of a Palestinian village called Deir Yassin. (Metro Communications)


GENRE(S): Drama  
WRITTEN BY: Udi Aloni  
DIRECTED BY: Udi Aloni  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: September 12, 2008 
RUNNING TIME: minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA | Israel 

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50
Village Voice Michelle Orange
David's trauma, madness, and recovery (including a relationship with a Palestinian woman) is arranged as a puzzle of dreams, flashbacks, hallucinations, and strikingly choreographed numbers that, while occasionally dazzling, remains in pieces at film's end.
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50
The Onion (A.V. Club) Tasha Robinson
Moshonov's capering, wheedling, and stagey monologuing become deeply taxing, and so does the conclusion, which makes more sense as metaphor than narrative.
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40
The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
The message may be clear -- suppress the past at your peril -- but the execution is a mess. As for the line-dancing soldiers, your guess is as good as mine.
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38
New York Post V.A. Musetto
The result is a hodgepodge of plots and styles, a fault compounded by stiff acting and, except for a few scenes, wooden direction.
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