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Ushpizin (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 60

Fresh: 56

Rotten:4

Average Rating: 7.4/10

Consensus: Ushpizin offers a rare and warmly intimate look into ultra-Orthodox Jewish culture.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for mild thematic elements.

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 19, 2005 Limited

Box Office: $1,381,814

Synopsis: A heartwarming and humorous Israeli drama set in the customarily closed world of ultra-Orthodox Jews, Ushpizin is the story of Moshe and Malli, a married couple, who are suffering through a... A heartwarming and humorous Israeli drama set in the customarily closed world of ultra-Orthodox Jews, Ushpizin is the story of Moshe and Malli, a married couple, who are suffering through a financial crisis. Naturally they pray for help, but instead of a miracle, two suspicious strangers with criminal pasts appear on their doorstep. The couple believes their guests were sent to them by God as a test of faith. The film is reportedly the first made by members of the Israeli ultra-Orthodox community. --© Picturehouse Entertainment [More]

Starring: Shuli Rand, Michal Bat Sheva Rand

Starring: Shuli Rand, Michal Bat Sheva Rand

Director: Gidi Dar

Director: Gidi Dar
Studio: Picturehouse

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  • Ushpizin
  • Winner of the 2004 Best Actor award at the 2004 Israeli Film Academy for writer-star Shuli Rand, Ushpizin is a heart warming and light hearted look at the daily lives of ultra-Orthodox Jews learning, living and loving in modern-day Israel. Following the story of a family facing hardships, they must rely on their faith for miracles to happen during the holiday season. Inspiring, heartwarming and uplifting, Ushpizin is a critically acclaimed film that regardless of faith or religion, everybody can enjoy.
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    An orthodox Jew will identify and thereby raise the level of the movie to something beyond the temporal film experience

    Full Review Source: Bangitout.com | comment Comment
    10/02/07
    Jordan Hiller
    Bangitout.com

    Dryly funny and richly humane, Ushpizin marries biblical simplicity to secular banality to depict an everyday miracle of devotion rewarded.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    Anton Bitel
    Channel 4 Film
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    12/30/06
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    05/12/06
    Jim Lane
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    04/01/06
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    03/18/06
    Peter Bradshaw
    Guardian [UK]
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    Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
    02/22/06
    BBC

    Ushpizin is engaging, entertaining and has something to say about us humans, through the prism of discovering %u2013 or re-discovering %u2013 the importance of faith, and the strength it can impart. Especially under duress.

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    02/18/06
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    02/09/06
    Time Out

    In addition to providing a fascinating, agenda-free look at an unseen way of life, the film presents a lesson that should be welcome among people of any faith or none at all.

    Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
    01/20/06
    Marc Mohan
    Oregonian

    Devout and delightful. That's a rare one-two punch for a feature film. Ushpizin pulls it off.

    Full Review Source: San Antonio Express-News | comment Comment
    01/19/06
    Larry Ratliff
    San Antonio Express-News

    The film provides a valuable glimpse into the religious practices of ultra-Orthodox Jews living in Jerusalem. But it's also a cleverly plotted film, which, refreshingly, also features a few welcome comic elements.

    Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
    01/06/06
    Jeff Vice
    Deseret News, Salt Lake City

    The type of well-written and thoughtful family film that some may have been clamoring for since the hugely successful and hugely formulaic My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

    Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | comment Comment
    01/03/06
    Kent Turner
    Film-Forward.com

    has educational value, but it's the wrong kind

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    12/31/05
    Pete Croatto
    Filmcritic.com

    The film rests squarely on the backs of Rand and his wife, who snatches the spotlight from her professionally trained husband in her acting debut.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    12/31/05
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

    Sweet and satisfying.

    Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
    12/24/05
    Duane Dudek
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    At once alien and familiar: part Old World folk tale, part inspirational sitcom.

    Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
    12/20/05
    John Beifuss
    Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

    The award-winning Israeli film Ushpizin offers both an enlightening look at Orthodox Jewish life in Jerusalem, as well as a warm and witty tale of belief and miracles, for believers and non-believers alike.

    Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
    12/16/05
    Jack Garner
    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

    Fervent without edging over into preachiness, the film examines the humor that can be found in the lives of the bushy-bearded, curly-sideburns set who live by a strict interpretation of the Torah.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
    12/15/05
    Phil Villarreal
    Arizona Daily Star

    Explores a world most of us know little or nothing about, and does it respectfully.

    Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
    12/10/05
    Jean Lowerison
    San Diego Metropolitan
     
     
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