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Movie Info

In 2005, the Israeli government decides to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. The choice impacts all who live in the embattled region, and it earns a variety of reactions. Some people, like Ye'ela, whose sister was killed by Palestinians, supports the decision, while others, like Neta, a young filmmaker who believes the Gaza Strip belongs to Israel, are staunchly opposed. Regardless of their stance, however, soldiers are charged with forcing other Israeli citizens out of their homes.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Adam Hootnick
Producer:

Adam Hootnick
Writer:

Adam Hootnick
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 25, 2017
Runtime:

1h 21m

Cast & Crew

Adam Hootnick
Director

Adam Hootnick
Writer

Adam Hootnick
Producer

Adam Hootnick
Film Editor

Jon Lee
Original Music

Critic Reviews for Unsettled

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (12)

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May 13, 2009 | Rating: 3/5

Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
Adam Hootnick's Unsettled makes the political personal, drawing a scattershot yet intimate picture of a nation divided.

May 9, 2008 | Rating: 4/5

Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
The reasoned arguments of these motivated, eloquent young people and the passionate but substantive confrontations in the streets are strangely heartwarming; it's a level of engagement that has proven sadly elusive for most conflicted countries.

May 7, 2008

Michelle Orange
Village Voice
Adam Hootnick's Unsettled will not bring peace to the Middle East, but the documentary's goodwill is a corrective to Morgan Spurlock's repulsive Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?

April 29, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
Personalizes long-standing difficult issues in Israel, through 6 people, for a moving lesson about the rule of law and the use of the military to implement government policy.

December 7, 2008 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…

Nora Lee Mandel
Film-Forward.com
Unsettled works to show something else, the many perspectives that might be embodied by even one person.

May 31, 2008 | Full Review…

Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
A bracing portrait of a country divided.

May 16, 2008

Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News
Hootnick's approach is far from perfect (formally or politically), but at least it is engaging and worth debating.

May 12, 2008 | Full Review…

Eric Monder
Film Journal International
The climax of the film, the actual evacuation process, is utterly stunning and unforgettable.

May 9, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Jordan Hiller
Bangitout.com
Unsettled raises all sorts of messy but important questions%u2014and it does so by immersing the viewer in the personal experiences of others in a most compassionate way.

May 9, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today
Its snapshot may only seem more profound the more outdated it becomes.

May 8, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Matt Pais
Metromix.com
A terrific documentary that hones in on the Israeli government's decision to forcibly evacuate 8,000 of its own citizens from Gaza.

April 5, 2008 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve