SummaryThis documentary is the deeply moving story of Israeli filmmaker, Danae Elon's quest to find Musa Obeidallah, the Palestinian man who helped raise her from the time she was a baby until she joined the Israeli army. This film reaches out with unsentimental acuity seasoned by deep affection, to all who believe in the power of family, trust and frie... Read More
Directed By:Danae Elon
Written By:Bryan Gunnar Cole
Another Road Home
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
93% Positive
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100
It's unlikely there will ever be a more moving portrait of the shared selfhood, usually veiled by politics, common to the Palestinian and Israeli peoples.
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A work of powerful humanism.
80
It's a fascinating human story and a film as pure as ice water
75
Politics hovers over every moment of Another Road Home, Elon's layered, loving and deeply personal documentary about her quest to find the Palestinian caregiver who raised her.
70
Unforgettably documents the kind of journey that leads not to easy answers, but rather to an even thornier knot of questions.
70
Politics hover at the edges of even the most affectionate encounters among Danae, her parents, and the Obeidallah family. Amos Elon's negativity regarding the future of the Jewish state mars the film, yet Another Road Home moves beyond dark predictions.
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Earnest if emotionally unsatisfying documentary.
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Production Company:
- QI Film
Release Date:Apr 29, 2005
Duration:1 h 19 m
Tagline:One person can change your life forever.
Awards
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
