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Yana's Friends

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:30

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.2/10

Consensus: A heartwarming movie that handles some weighty subjects with humor.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: The Gulf War provides the background for an unlikely romance in this 1999 Israeli film that won 10 national awards. Yana (Evelyne Kaplun), pregnant and in debt, is being left by her husband. When... [More]

Starring: Evelyne Kaplun, Nir Levy

Director: Arik Kaplun

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Reviews for Yana's Friends

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Geoff Andrew	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 03:25 AM	Time Out
4/5	Emanuel Levy	No review available. Comment \| Aug., 03 2005 05:10 PM	EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:29 AM	Houston Chronicle
71/100	Jamie Gillies	Portrays not only the fear that Israelis live with every day, but also the difficulties in a nation where people are arriving from all over the world, not knowing Hebrew. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 09 2004 10:49 AM	Apollo Guide
3/5	Greg Muskewitz	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 22 2003 05:05 PM	eFilmCritic.com
3/4	Loey Lockerby	[Kaplun's] gentle, clear-eyed affection for his characters smooths out the film's rough edges and reminds viewers that friendship and even joy can be found during the most frightening times. Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 04 2003 05:25 PM	Kansas City Star
2.5/4	Joshua Tanzer	A small surprise at the end made me feel good about the whole movie, turning an amusing but slightly bland story into a winning experience. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 11 2003 09:54 PM	Offoffoff
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 07 2003 08:17 AM	Arizona Republic
3/4	Jeff Vice	The performances are solid, and the material is somewhat moving. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 31 2003 04:55 PM	Deseret News, Salt Lake City
2.5/4	Sean Means	Yana's Friends works best showing its characters coping with war uncomfortably close to home. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 31 2003 09:33 AM	Salt Lake Tribune
	Desson Thomson	The movie won 10 Israeli Academy Awards and prizes at various film festivals. It's easy to see why. Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 15 2002 03:54 PM	Washington Post
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 31 2002 08:11 AM	St. Louis Post-Dispatch
B	Frank Swietek	A small, rather unfinished gem of a movie, but one that shines rather brightly nonetheless. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 24 2002 01:46 PM	One Guy's Opinion
N/R	Jon Popick	An attention-grabbing debut. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 19 2002 08:12 AM	Planet Sick-Boy
3/4	Joe Leydon	Yana's Friends isn't a black comedy, strictly speaking. But it somehow manages to find a surprising amount of humor in deadly serious and even potentially tragic situations. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 12 2002 07:24 PM	San Francisco Examiner
3.5/5	Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone	Lots of charm and likeable characters add up to a delightful movie. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 12 2002 05:37 PM	TheMovieChicks.com
B+	Jane Sumner	Warm, bittersweet and charming. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 11 2002 06:10 PM	Dallas Morning News
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 22 2002 08:10 AM	Boston Phoenix
B	Marc Mohan	Refreshing. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 21 2002 04:17 PM	Oregonian
3/4	Damon Smith	A tender, spirited look at love and community in the midst of war. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 21 2002 04:15 PM	Boston Globe

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