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O Jerusalem (2007)

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Reviews Counted:3

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Average Rating:4.6/10

Consensus: Though a noble effort, O Jerusalem fails to combine this history lesson and human drama into a coherent cinematic piece.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: In 1947, two friends--one Jew and one Arab--find their friendship tested as the state of Israel is being formed. O JERUSALEM is adapted from the book written by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.

Starring: Said Taghmaoui, JJ Feild, Maria Papas, Patrick Bruel

Starring: Said Taghmaoui, JJ Feild, Maria Papas, Patrick Bruel, Mel Raido, Ian Holm, Tom Conti, Tovah Feldshuh

Director: Elie Chouraqui

Director: Elie Chouraqui
Screenwriter: Didier Le Pecheur, Elie Chouraqui
Producer: Andre Djaoui, Elie Chouraqui, Jean Frydman, Andreas Grosch
Composer: Stephen Endelman
Studio: IDP Distribution

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Good intentions often make bad movies.

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11/21/07
Nell Minow
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Even with its flaws, the film finds many moving moments as it surveys the ravages of a perpetually divided country.

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10/24/07
Stephen Farber
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It's not easy to turn one of the most controversial events of the 20th century into a movie that makes your eyes roll, but O Jerusalem does this and worse.

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