Rotten
For all its provocation, Kedma is an often dull, incoherent film, and its characters remain frustratingly sketchy.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Overview
In May 1948, shortly before the creation of the State of Israel, hundreds of immigrants from across Europe arrive in Palestine--only to risk arrest by British troops.
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Mesmerizingly bad filmmaking.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
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