
Through stop-motion animation, drawings and interviews, directors Amer Shomali and Paul Cowan recreate an astonishing true story: the Israeli army's pursuit of eighteen cows, whose independent milk production on a Palestinian collective farm was declared "a threat to the national security of the state of Israel.... (Full plot summary below)
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Through stop-motion animation, drawings and interviews, directors Amer Shomali and Paul Cowan recreate an astonishing true story: the Israeli army's pursuit of eighteen cows, whose independent milk production on a Palestinian collective farm was declared "a threat to the national security of the state of Israel.
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| Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiImaginatively interspersing testimonials with reenactments, comic panels and Claymation, the film plays out like an entertaining absurdist satire. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Charles MudedeWorrying about a bunch of cows is only silly if this economic logic is absent. Anyway, the documentary has its moments and is informative; however, I did not get into the talking cows |
| Playback:stlSarah Boslaugh...it's impossible not to recognize the absurdity of life when being told a story from the point of view of a group of talking cows. |
| Maven's NestNora Lee MandelOnce upon a time. . .absurdist comedy. . .[of] idealistically impractical. . .[I]interviews. . .reenactments, amusing talking animals. . . [don't] provide nonviolent model. |
| New York TimesKen JaworowskiEven at 75 minutes, it can feel padded with footage whose connection to the central plot is tenuous. But at its best, The Wanted 18 follows a worthy tradition of highlighting absurdities that arise during conflict. |
| HeraldNet (Everett, WA)Robert HortonTaken separately, there is nothing wrong with political documentaries, animation, or talking animals. Put them together, and you have my kryptonite. |
| Village VoiceDiana ClarkeThis movie about violence and how it comes into intimate spaces refuses to make even animals only animal. It's beautiful and important and very strange. |
| User ReviewGene SA great story told in an entertaining matter! Well done! |