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Blessed Is the Match
Directed by
Roberta Grossman
Not Rated
2009
86m
Documentary
,
Biography
,
and more
7.0
68%
71%
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The story of Hannah Senesh, a Hungarian poet who was captured by the Nazis, while trying to rescue Jews in WWII.
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Cast of Blessed Is the Match
Peter Hay
Himself - Senesh Biographer
Judy Baumel-Schwartz
Herself - Bar-Ilan University
Michael Berenbaum
Himself - Holocaust Scholar
Shimon Peres
Himself - President of Israel
Roberta Grossman
Director / Writer / Producer
Sophie Sartain
Writer
Lisa Thomas
Producer
Blessed Is the Match Ratings & Reviews
Movie Metropolis
Christopher Long
(The film) goes beyond the symbol to find the flesh and blood woman who sacrificed her life for her beliefs and her people.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Philip Martin
Roberta Grossman's film gracefully integrates tasteful re-enactments into a straight-up documentary approach, but, deliberately steers away from the more interesting questions of Senesh's character ...
IdentityTheory
Phil Hall
An excellent tribute to a young woman who has been, for too long, an unsung hero of World War II.
The Jewish Advocate
Daniel M. Kimmel
It is impossible not to be moved and inspired by this story, and saddened by a life cut short.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Intent on seeing Senesh as a symbol of hope and resistance, Blessed Is the Match is content to focus on the tragic legend that her life became.
Los Angeles Daily News
Bob Strauss
Roberta Grossman's film nicely emphasizes the Seneshes' familial bonds while painting a persuasive portrait of a vibrant yet socially isolated young woman.
PopMatters
Cynthia Fuchs
The film makes clear in readings from Hannah Seneh's diaries and poems that her dedication to building a Jewish state has shaped her legacy.
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
Roberta Grossman's film is an ungainly hybrid of straight-up documentary and ingenuous re-enactment.
Boxoffice Magazine
Matthew Nestel
Despite the technical lapses, the film's message is one that demands attention.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Blessed Is the Match tells us just about everything we might want to know about her -- except why she did what she did.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
In a way, the dry tone fits.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
A captivating, inspirational, engrossing and profoundly illuminating experience.
NPR
Bob Mondello
Grossman has a robust story to tell, and she's found remarkable World War II footage to help her tell it.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A documentary that pays tribute to an idealistic young woman whose courage enabled her to sacrifice her life while trying to rescue Jews in her native Hungary during World War II.
Film-Forward.com
Nora Lee Mandel
Meticulously researched actions of this idealistic young woman surmount the film's tone of an official eulogy, but it struggles throughout to bring her back to life size.
Film Journal International
Harvey S. Karten
Never shows exactly how Senesh planned to rescue Jews.
New York Press
Mark Peikert
Her story has inspired millions, so why does she comes across as such a pill in the new documentary Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh?
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Roberta Grossman's Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh documents courage, but steers clear of character.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
Remarkable for bringing a little-known story of one woman's great courage and conviction to our attention but is most notable for director Roberta Grossman's dully strenuous cinematic sense.
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