SummaryAlex, 27, lives in a working-class Paris neighborhood and sells drugs for a living, continuously paying off the debts of his brother Isaac (played by French auteur Cedric Kahn), who's becoming a real burden. When his cousin, who has just returned from completing his military service in Israel, tells him he's opening a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Alex... Read More
Directed By:Elie Wajeman
Written By:Gaëlle Macé, Elie Wajeman
Aliyah
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
71% Positive
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Jun 19, 2013
100
Tense, smartly crafted and highly resonant, Aliyah is one of the best films so far this year.
Jun 13, 2013
80
This smart, sober movie makes you feel the full weight of the challenges he faces.
Jun 10, 2013
70
Wajeman is particularly skillful at obscuring the lines between right and wrong, setting his story in a a dog-eat-dog world whose moral compass is slightly askew.
Jun 14, 2013
60
At first, Elie Wajeman’s moody French drama looks like so many other stories to come before it.
Jun 11, 2013
40
There’s no sense of what Wajeman is after here. A character piece should have some sense of a character’s who, what and why, right?
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Production Company:
- 24 Mai Productions
- Les Films Pelléas
- France 2 Cinéma
- Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
- Wallpaper Productions
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- France Télévisions
- Région Rhône-Alpes
- Soficinéma 8
Release Date:Jun 14, 2013
Duration:1 h 30 m
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
