Amos Gitai returns to the West Bank to better understand the efforts of the citizens, both Israelis and Palestinians, to try to overcome the consequences of the 50-year occupation. Interspersing footage of his interviews with Yitzhak Rabin from the 1990s with the contemporary interviews of everyday citizens.... (Full plot summary below)
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Amos Gitai returns to the West Bank to better understand the efforts of the citizens, both Israelis and Palestinians, to try to overcome the consequences of the 50-year occupation. Interspersing footage of his interviews with Yitzhak Rabin from the 1990s with the contemporary interviews of everyday citizens.
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| VarietyPamela PianezzaThe 66-year-old helmer delivers not only a thought-provoking, moving and surprisingly optimistic documentary, but an intimate, handmade artifact. |
| Screen InternationalNikki BaughanGitai’s personal knowledge of his people and their deep-rooted issues lends West Of The Jordan River a powerful intimacy. |
| Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonThere’s a weariness to West of the Jordan River, both in the storytelling and the face of Amos Gitai. |
| The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonClearly weighted towards Gitai's own liberal political stance, but incorporating a range of other views too, West of the Jordan River is a dry and sometimes depressing film, but informative and humane too. |
| Big Apple ReviewsHarvey S. KartenEveryone in Israel and the territories wants peace according to Gitai's doc, but still there is no peace. Could the people be moderating their real views to get space in this film, or is there another reason? |
| Film-Forward.comNora Lee MandelInterviews mostly liberal Israeli politicians, journalists, and activists in civic organizations working to bridge the gap the government won't cross--feels sadly dated . |
| Slant MagazineOleg IvanovAmos Gitai regularly takes incidents and anecdotes out of context, making it difficult for viewers who lack intimate knowledge of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to follow the proceedings. |
| New York TimesBen KenigsbergThrough interviews with Israeli politicians, and Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank, West of the Jordan River gives voice to peace-seeking residents on both sides of the conflict. |
| RogerEbert.comVikram MurthiWest of the Jordan River works best when Gitai involves himself in the interviews. Gitai is a compelling screen presence—empathetic and patient, but also skeptical and necessarily forceful. |
| Village VoiceSimon AbramsThe maddeningly unfocused Israeli documentary West of the Jordan River doesn’t reveal anything insightful about Gaza settlers’ reasons for either supporting or rejecting a two-state solution. |
