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Movie Info

A Jewish father takes his adult Orthodox sons to Poland to broaden their narrow views concerning those who do not practice Judaism.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Oren Rudavsky
Producer:

Oren Rudavsky, Menachem Daum
Release Date (Theaters):

Feb 6, 2004 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA):

$51.1K
Runtime:

1h 37m
Production Co:

Buena Vista (Walt Disney)

Cast & Crew

Menachem Daum
Self

Oren Rudavsky
Director

Oren Rudavsky
Producer

Menachem Daum
Producer

Critic Reviews for Hiding and Seeking

All Critics (21) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (2)

Explores the greater effects of the Holocaust on faith, not only in God but in other people, while revealing a single family's tale of survival.

June 3, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times
The singular beauty of Hiding and Seeking is its delicate but relentless probing of ambiguous motivation on the one hand, and its hearteningly conciliatory spirit on the other.

June 2, 2004

Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly
What makes the film both watchable and important is the candid, untidy way it presents conflicting emotions and multiple points of view.

April 2, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Janice Page
Boston Globe
A thoughtful documentary in which the filmmaker sets out to overcome the religious insularity of his two adult sons.

March 26, 2004

Nicole Arthur
Washington Post
Its examination of the long-lasting effects of evil on the psyche of its victims and their descendants is both thoughtful and much needed in these increasingly polarized times.

February 12, 2004

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
With his filmmaking partner Oren Rudavsky, Menachem Daum is a rare documentarian willing to explore the painful subject of some Orthodox Jews' intolerance towards gentiles, and he does it in a highly personal fashion.

February 6, 2004 | Rating: 3/4

Lou Lumenick
New York Post
With the feel, look and indulgences of a sincere, even well-made home movie, it's an awkward fit for theatres.

March 1, 2007 | Full Review…

Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International
When the Daum's return from Israel, in one of the most impactful scenes, the boys sit with their maternal grandfather, an old wrinkled Jew with a short white beard, and ask him why he never tried to contact the Polish farmer who selflessly saved his life.

August 17, 2006 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

Jordan Hiller
Bangitout.com
"All religions today are in danger of being hijacked by extremists." This quote and theme makes H&S one of those poignant films with respect to current world events.

May 12, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card
If the film is a humanist's vision, it is also is a genealogist's dream come true-of spiritual and historical discovery despite insurmountable odds.

April 5, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Elias Savada
Nitrate Online
Ultimately, Hiding and Seeking is about finding the humanity in all people. This PBS-bound documentary lives up to that ambitious ideal.

April 2, 2004 | Rating: 3/4

Paul Sherman
Boston Herald
A sensitively directed, highly humane look at the ties that bind.

March 16, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Shlomo Schwartzberg
Boxoffice Magazine