Critic Reviews

At times too movieish, yet Ashkenazi creates a memorable figure: a spy who operates - admirably - out of the most unyielding nationalist conviction, only to learn that he needs to let some of that conviction go.

Its suggestion that Israel, of all nations, should know better than to persecute minorities within and across its borders, give the film a thrilling universal appeal.

Fox keeps the suspense story at a low boil throughout, allowing the politics to emerge as the characters deepen.

It denotes a minor movie miracle: how with intelligence, imagination and craft a small film can work in really large ways.

The uniformly excellent performances feel real and familiar.

Compassionate and marvelously acted, although a subplot about the gay grandson slows the story down for a while.

Hits a bulls-eye.

There’s something happening here and it isn’t exactly clear. What is clear is that Eytan Fox may yet make a great film for the 21st century.

Remains gripping until the final 15 minutes, when a series of sudden, unjustified plot twists leave us shaking our heads.

Though it is marred by an implausible climax and a cloying conclusion, this movie's quiet intelligence sneaks up on you, marking the director as a talent to watch.