54 Ratings

Bethlehem

Israel, 2013

Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

Recruited as an informant by the Israeli secret service Shin Bet, a young Palestinian man finds himself caught between two very different kinds of loyalty.

Bethlehem Directed by Yuval Adler

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Awards & Festivals

Venice Film Festival

2013 | Winner: Best Film (Venice Days)

Toronto International Film Festival

2013

Telluride Film Festival

2013

AFI FEST

2013

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Cast & Crew

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What are people saying?

msmichel's rating of the film Bethlehem
msmichel

Strong debut feature from director Vuval Adler that offers a peak into the world of the Shin Bet and their network of informants inside Palestine. The film wisely doesn't choose sides or provide boogeymen but shares the responsibility both sides have in the ongoing conflict. While the film fails to rise to its challenges it still provides an interesting watch and some discussion to chew on after its screening.
September 02, 2014 21:41
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Carlos Filipe Freitas's rating of the film Bethlehem
Carlos Filipe Freitas

... betrayals and impasses are a constant throughout the film, mirroring the huge complexity of a devastating conflict. (3.5 stars)
May 28, 2014 05:36
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Robert H. Stevens's rating of the film Bethlehem
Robert H. Stevens

A great film which demonstrates the tense and fragile relationship between Israeli intelligence forces and Palestinian informants. I don't think that the film felt entirely neutral, but it also showed the lack of innocence on both sides, most brutally from the Israeli forces. It demonstrates the complexity of the situation, but also the complexity within each person who's a part of it.
February 16, 2017 16:37
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Joe Pryweller's rating of the film Bethlehem
Joe Pryweller

The relationship between informer and informant at the heart of this movie are its key elements, as is the conceit that no one is morally innocent in the murky Middle East conflict. A thriller about having to choose sides when there is no right or wrong. The direction is a bit flat and the ending abrupt, but that doesn't take too much from a nice film debut.
April 19, 2015 21:12
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Wee Hunk's rating of the film Bethlehem
Wee Hunk

Well balanced and thoughtful look at a complicated situation.
April 10, 2015 04:18
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Jorge Mourinha's rating of the film Bethlehem
Jorge Mourinha

Father figures. http://theflickeringwall.blogspot.com/2014/07/beit-lehem-bethlehem.html
July 31, 2014 17:55
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