No Other Land: reviews

What the critics say average 9.0 from 5 outlets

• 10 IndiewireDavid Ehrlich Witnessing is the most effective defense people have against occupation, and the Israeli military, like all thieves, wilts in the face of being watched. The footage is out there, and it's rarely been assembled into a more concise, powerful, and damning array than it is here. Now it only has to be seen. Read
• 10 VultureBilge Ebiri Perhaps the greatest achievement of No Other Land lies in the way it compresses time. Read
• 9.0 VarietyGuy Lodge Given the conditions of its production, No Other Land would be vital even in a more ragged form. But the filmmaking here is tight and considered, with nimble editing (by the directors themselves) that captures the sense of time at once passing and looping back on itself. Read
• 8.0 The New YorkerRichard Brody Along with the documentation of material destruction and displacement, the movie is a record of psychological warfare, of the effort to demolish morale, suppress energy, break will. This, as much as the physical violence that it documents, gives the movie immense moral authority. Read
• 8.0 Screen DailyJonathan Romney A documentary that is particularly urgent and eye-opening in the context of the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read