Wajeman is particularly skillful at obscuring the lines between right and wrong, setting his story in a a dog-eat-dog world whose moral compass is slightly askew.
Aliyah(Alyah)
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France · 2012
1h 30m
Director Elie Wajeman
Starring Pio Marmaï, Cédric Kahn, Adèle Haenel, Guillaume Gouix
Genre Drama
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Alex is a twenty-seven year old in Paris. He's lives off dealing drugs and pays the debts of his brother, Isaac, who after being his support has now become dead weight. When his cousin announces he's going to open a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Alex imagines he can join him and change his life. Set on emigrating, Alex has to find money to leave his old life behind.
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Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl
A marvelous film, stripped of false urgency.
[An] intimate and dexterous debut feature.
There’s no sense of what Wajeman is after here. A character piece should have some sense of a character’s who, what and why, right?
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
At first, Elie Wajeman’s moody French drama looks like so many other stories to come before it.
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
Tense, smartly crafted and highly resonant, Aliyah is one of the best films so far this year.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
This smart, sober movie makes you feel the full weight of the challenges he faces.
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