Protocols of Zion (2005)

A picture which makes a great case against intolerance simply by shedding a bright light on ignorance.

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07/14/07

No matter how well Levin had made this film, there will still be those who will accept the Protocols and other bogus documents as fact. Still, it's reassuring to know that somebody has the courage to challenge the lies and to examine why they've been so s

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07/21/06

The only civilized response to this display of abject ignorance, hatred and bigotry is one of anguished despair, but Levin's film enlightens as much as it enrages.

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04/21/06

Jewish filmmaker Marc Levin (Slam) embarks on a personal odyssey to explore the roots of the fraud, its impact on Jewish history of the 20th century and its acceptance among the Jew-haters of our troubled time.

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04/20/06

Traces the oldest prejudice in the world, the hatred of the Jews, and how it rears its ugly head in contemporary times.

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04/11/06

Illuminates manifestations of anti-Semitism without ever really elucidating or posing solutions to the problem.

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03/04/06

It's probably useful for the world to know the extreme lengths to which bigotry is willing to travel; Protocols may not be the best-made documentary, but it definitely fills in those blanks.

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02/17/06

The central message is that people who want to hate will embrace anything that supports their beliefs.

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01/27/06

A personal odyssey through bigotry and anti-Semitism in the post-9/11 world.

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01/20/06

A film that's much more entertaining than you think it will be, while also being just as depressing and angering as you think it will be.

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01/19/06

It is an important film, especially given the racial and ethnic strife that's only worsened around the world as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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01/06/06

Protocols ultimately lacks the focus and the scope to have much effect beyond causing us to shake our heads in dismay at the usual suspects: ignorance and those who would exploit it.

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12/16/05

Protocols of Zion should be required viewing for all.

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12/10/05

Levin's film is most effective as it objectively documents the history of international anti-Semitism, but loses ground whenever it reverts back to anecdotal coverage of the subject.

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12/09/05

Rambling and disjointed, Protocols of Zion starts out pretty interesting and then begins skidding all over the place, losing focus just as it should be building momentum.

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12/09/05

Purporting to look at the roots of modern-day anti-Semitism, Levin only has eyes for a well-worn checklist of Jew-haters and oppressors, his shoddy search for answers turning up not a single one.

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12/08/05

an unflinching and often terrifying look at a particularly insidious type of hate that has for too long flown under the radar of mainstream attention

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12/06/05

A seriously disturbing film.

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12/02/05

The new documentary Protocols of Zion would be almost funny if it weren't so downright disgusting. And depressing.

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12/01/05