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  • Defamation
  • Opened November 20, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr 31 min
  • NR
  • Is anti-Semitism an immediate threat on the verge of coalescing into a second Holocaust? Or is it a scare tactic used by right-wing Zionists to discredit their critics? Speaking with the head of the Anti-Defamation League, controversial author Read More
  • Cast: Yoav Shamir, Abraham Foxman, Norman Finkelstein
  • Director: Yoav Shamir
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Documentary

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Defamation Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score 58 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    This brave documentary takes on the topic of anti-Semitism in a relentlessly...

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    In its sneaky, cheeky way, Defamation is a mitzvah, an act of kindness.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Walter Addiego

    Defamation tries to give all sides a full airing, but it's not hard to guess...

  • 70
    Variety |

    End result is at once intelligent, wry and -- there's no way around it --...

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