Fresh
It is easy to imagine other, darker, results after the opening accident, but Levy's film, pitched firmly as if it were the only possibility, makes it seem so.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Overview
Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.
Director and cast
- Lorraine Lévy Director
- Emmanuelle Devos as Orith Silberg
- Pascal Elbé as Alon Silberg
- Jules Sitruk as Joseph Silberg
- Mehdi Dehbi as Yacine Al Bezaaz
- Areen Omari as Leïla Al Bezaaz
- Khalifa Natour as Saïd Al Bezaaz
- Mahmoud Shalaby as Bilal Al Bezaaz
- Bruno Podalydès as David
- Diana Zriek as Amina
- Ezra Dagan as Rabbi
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A humane but emotionally anemic message movie whose dramatic craft doesn't live up to its good intentions.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Levy generally succeeds in creating a compelling, humanistic family drama, even if some viewers may reject the movie's final note of optimism.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
In the end, it seems, this is not a story about two families, and two lands. It's a story about one family, and one world.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
Levy handles with aplomb what could easily have been a messy mix of emotions and politics.
John Anderson, Newsday
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