Village Voice by Diana Clarke
Shot like a photo album, gorgeous frame after gorgeous frame, it continually suggests that crisis and struggle can be beautiful when viewed from the right angle.
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Director
Avishai Sivan
Cast
Aharon Traitel,
Khalifa Natour,
Riki Blich,
Gur Sheinberg,
Omri Fuhrer
Genre
Drama
Haim-Aaron is a bright, ultra-orthodox religious scholar living in Jerusalem who, following a self-imposed fast, collapses and loses both his consciousness and his faith. Should he stray from the prescribed path and find a way to rekindle his faith?
Village Voice by Diana Clarke
Shot like a photo album, gorgeous frame after gorgeous frame, it continually suggests that crisis and struggle can be beautiful when viewed from the right angle.
Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele
Decidedly not for everyone. But for those who like a deep dive art film that caresses the dark and calls to mind the mesmerizing pull of Carl Dreyer, Sivan’s movie offers a powerfully enigmatic experience.
Variety by Dennis Harvey
Austere but fascinating.
RogerEbert.com
The threat of a comedy lurks around corners in "Tikkun.
IndieWire by Eric Kohn
It offers a striking contrast to other visions of modern Israel and Jewish identity. It may be the wildest vision of ultra Orthodox Judaism ever, but it’s not an empty provocation.
RogerEbert.com by Alissa Wilkinson
The threat of a comedy lurks around corners in "Tikkun.
Screen Daily by Allan Hunter
It makes for a demanding, overlong two hours but the intensity of the approach and some provocative moments sustain interest as good intentions pave the way to a kind of hell.
Screen International by Allan Hunter
It makes for a demanding, overlong two hours but the intensity of the approach and some provocative moments sustain interest as good intentions pave the way to a kind of hell.
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
There is no denying the film’s uncanny power or its visual discipline. It’s a luminous puzzle with a few pieces missing.
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Visually stunning if dramatically logy and willfully enigmatic.
San Francisco Chronicle by David Lewis
There’s no denying that this imaginative puzzler has moments you won’t soon forget.
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