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James' Journey to Jerusalem
Directed by
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Not Rated
2003
1h 31m
Comedy
,
Drama
7.4
90%
90%
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During his journey to Jerusalem young James learns the meaning of being Israeli.
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Cast of James' Journey to Jerusalem
Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe
James
Arieh Elias
Sallah Shabati
Salim Daw
Shimi Shabati
Sandra Schonwald
Rachel
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Director / Writer
Sami Duenias
Writer
Amir Harel
Producer
James' Journey to Jerusalem Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
This wonderful first feature by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz hinges on Jesus's adage that "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
World Socialist Web Site
David Walsh
James' Journey to Jerusalem is a lively and intelligent film. It is strongest when most concrete-the relations between the three principal ... , the images of Israeli urban society, the facts of economic life.
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Louis Proyect
Story of a devout Zulu Christian who makes a pilgrimage to Israel, only to discover that it is more like hell than heaven.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
A personal film that examines unabashedly the previaling mores in contemporary Israeli society
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
A pointed and funny allegory about a clash of values.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
An intriguing fable.
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer
A sly and insightful fable about a religious pilgrimage derailed.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
A fluid and often funny morality tale.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Searing little parable.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
Given the fact that the protagonist's smiling acquiescence to bondage comes uncomfortably close to a Stepin Fetchit caricature, James' Journey almost makes forced servitude seem like a jaunty lark.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
The most vital force in this movie is actor Shibe. As James, his tenacious naivete gives the movie a sort of heartening electricity.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
James offers an ironic yet unflinching look at some of the least idealistic, most cutthroat aspects of Israeli society.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
A morality tale that transcends its specific details to resonate with a universality.
Chicago Tribune
John Petrakis
This wise, clever Israeli film reintroduces the once-popular concept of film as allegory, as it follows a Christian pilgrim on his bumpy road to salvation.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Funny, knowing and immensely enjoyable.
New York Times
A.O. Scott
A young African Christian travels to Israel in an insightful drama about the moral conflict between religious idealism and the crude materialism of the modern world.
Newsday
John Anderson
Much of the charm of James is attributable to Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe, the absorbing South African actor who portrays the enchantingly guileless religious pilgrim of the title.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
It offers two atrocious ethnic stereotypes for the price of one.
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
A deceptively modest fable of innocence abroad that resonates with the situation within Israel and without.
Slant Magazine
Eric Henderson
The film whips-up a benign portrait of slavery instead of making a true-grit political statement on the nature of New World capitalism.
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