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A heartwarming movie that handles some weighty subjects with humor.
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The movie won 10 Israeli Academy Awards and prizes at various film festivals. It's easy to see why. Nov 15, 2002
The movie won 10 Israeli Academy Awards and prizes at various film festivals. It's easy to see why.
Desson Thomson
Warm, bittersweet and charming. Jul 11, 2002 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Warm, bittersweet and charming.
Jane Sumner
A tender, spirited look at love and community in the midst of war. Jun 21, 2002 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A tender, spirited look at love and community in the midst of war.
Damon Smith
It is heartwarming and often funny, but in its lightness somehow misses the mark. May 24, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
It is heartwarming and often funny, but in its lightness somehow misses the mark.
Marta Barber
The film eloquently persuades us that it is better to laugh than cry and better to make love than war, messages that never go out of date. Apr 18, 2002
The film eloquently persuades us that it is better to laugh than cry and better to make love than war, messages that never go out of date.
Carrie Rickey
The treatment, both as satire and sentimentality, is heavy-handed. Mar 19, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4
The treatment, both as satire and sentimentality, is heavy-handed.
Liam Lacey
Portrays not only the fear that Israelis live with every day, but also the difficulties in a nation where people are arriving from all over the world, not knowing Hebrew. Feb 9, 2004 | Rating: 71/100 | Full Review…
Portrays not only the fear that Israelis live with every day, but also the difficulties in a nation where people are arriving from all over the world, not knowing Hebrew.
Jamie Gillies
[Kaplun's] gentle, clear-eyed affection for his characters smooths out the film's rough edges and reminds viewers that friendship and even joy can be found during the most frightening times. Apr 4, 2003 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
[Kaplun's] gentle, clear-eyed affection for his characters smooths out the film's rough edges and reminds viewers that friendship and even joy can be found during the most frightening times.
Loey Lockerby
A small surprise at the end made me feel good about the whole movie, turning an amusing but slightly bland story into a winning experience. Mar 11, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
A small surprise at the end made me feel good about the whole movie, turning an amusing but slightly bland story into a winning experience.
Joshua Tanzer
The performances are solid, and the material is somewhat moving. Jan 31, 2003 | Rating: 3/4
The performances are solid, and the material is somewhat moving.
Jeff Vice
Yana's Friends works best showing its characters coping with war uncomfortably close to home. Jan 31, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4
Yana's Friends works best showing its characters coping with war uncomfortably close to home.
Sean P. Means
A small, rather unfinished gem of a movie, but one that shines rather brightly nonetheless. Jul 24, 2002 | Rating: B | Full Review…
A small, rather unfinished gem of a movie, but one that shines rather brightly nonetheless.
Frank Swietek
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