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Incitement

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A young university student goes from activist to assassin in the year leading up to the murder of Israel's Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin.
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Incitement explores Yigal Amir's complex descent into becoming a radicalized assassin and delivers a taut thriller that's hard to shake.

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Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 02/07/2020
A chilling portrait of how fanaticism can grow and be enabled, this is a matter-of-fact film that moves with an awful inexorability toward its foregone conclusion. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Romney Film Comment Magazine 02/03/2020
6/10
Incitement is an extremely interesting film because of the story it tells, and is altogether watchable-but it's rather lacking in lightness, humor, or grace. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow RogerEbert.com 01/31/2020
3/4
Director/co-screenwriter Yaron Zilberman deftly blends archival footage with scenes of Yigal becoming increasingly committed to murdering the Prime Minister. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix 07/13/2020
The movie is not intended to sway people in one way or the other, politically or religiously. Instead, it is a wake-up call about being more diligent about warning signs that show how someone can turn from being a hate-talking extremist into a murderer. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl 05/26/2020
7/10
Amir is portrayed with such great humanity by Yehuda Nahari, who creates a character that is sincere, charming, and yet increasingly frightening. Go to Full Review
Lisa Trifone Third Coast Review 04/18/2020
3.5/4
Zilberman creates something of a slow burn over the course of the film's two hours, making its final moments all the more dramatic. Go to Full Review
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dave d 08/25/2020 Yaron Zilberman's first film since 2012 wasn't worth the wait. Frankly it was a slog early and it's way too long and there is one major question. Does this glorify a horrific human or does it show how someone can be radicalized? Your enjoyment may may determined by the answer to that. Frankly, there are plenty of things better to do with your time. Final Score: 3.7/10 See more Lew D 02/18/2020 I am not an educated person in the inner political landscape inside Israel but it was a very interesting movie that gave me some perspective, although I am sure it had its own perspective. Really liked it!!! See more Noah C 02/17/2020 Beautifully made movie. Very heavy topic. See more Sammo 02/13/2020 Although it concentrated on a single person, the talented young law student who had gone extreme, leading him to assassinate Rabin, it was very well acted, esp. this central character. Intensely, it showed how this youngster went off the cliff. See more AW 02/11/2020 Intense. Really makes the point of how Amir became radicalized and the question of what might have if he was not successful See more 02/05/2020 This is one of the best movies I have seen in years! The screenwriter and director took the time to flesh out all the characters in a way you seldom see in a film, especially in a docudrama. We all, sadly, know the outcome of the assassin's odyssey, but the film fills us in on all the missing pieces we never knew, especially as pertains to the many different people who "incited" the guy along the way and in different contexts. The film operates simultaneously on several different levels and The acting and directing are superb, and the characters are all very well fleshed-out, especially Amir's family members, which makes for excellent viewing. The film also functions as a powerful "morality tale" of the still-ongoing struggle not so much between the state of Israel and the Palestinians but rather between Israeli religious zealotry and the secular nation. This is a movie that will stay with you long after the credits have rolled. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young university student goes from activist to assassin in the year leading up to the murder of Israel's Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin.
Director
Yaron Zilberman
Producer
Ruth Cats, Tamar Sela, David Silber, Yaron Zilberman
Screenwriter
Yaron Zilberman
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co
Opening Night Productions, Mountaintop Prods., Metro Communications, WestEnd Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
Hebrew
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 31, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$140.3K
Runtime
2h 3m
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