Rotten
A rambling road movie with noble intentions and an excess of speechifying.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Overview
Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large sum of money.
Director and cast
- Amos Gitai Director
- Natalie Portman as Rebecca
- Hana Laslo as Hanna Ben Moshe
- Hiam Abbass as Leila
- Carmen Maura as Mrs. Breitberg
- Makram J. Khoury as Samir aka "The American"
- Aki Avni as Julio
- Uri Klauzner as Moshe Ben Moshe
- Liron Levo as Security A
- Tomer Russo as Security B
- Adnan Tarabshi as Gas Salesman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
26%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A minor movie on a major subject, a drama with an almost unbearable lightness.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Rotten
The movie -- a metaphor for the tangled, impossible state of Israeli/Palestinian relations -- only intermittently clicks.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Rotten
Without fail, Gitai's determination to churn everything into metaphoric mud prevails.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten
Too slight as a metaphor for the larger catastrophe of the Mideast, too preachy to work as an emotionally compelling drama.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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