Defamation
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Yoav Shamir
Morten Højbjerg
Sandra Itkoff
Philippa Kowarsky
Mischa Krausz
Karoline Leth
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?" Does it remain a dangerous and immediate threat? Or is it a scare tactic used by right-wing Zionists to discredit their critics? Speaking with an array of people from across the political spectrum (including the head of the Anti-Defamation League and its fiercest critic, author Norman Finkelstein) and traveling to places like Auschwitz and Brooklyn to explore reports of violence against Jews, Shamir discovers the realities of anti-Semitism today.
Director
Yoav Shamir
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Recipient of the Special Jury Mention at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.
Winner of the Grierson Award at the 2009 London Film Festival.
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States Fall November 20, 2009
Released in United States June 2009
Released in United States October 2009
Released in United States on Video May 18, 2010
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 30-May 10, 2009.
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 14-29, 2009.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) May 21-June 14, 2009.
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 15-22, 2009.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Feature Competition) April 22-May 3, 2009.
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 30-May 10, 2009.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) May 21-June 14, 2009.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Feature Competition) April 22-May 3, 2009.)
Released in United States on Video May 18, 2010
Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 15-22, 2009.)
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 14-29, 2009.)
Released in United States Fall November 20, 2009 (NY, SF, L.A.)
