"An incredibly bold and brave film." - Filmmaker Michael Moore
"Truly courageous! Yoav Shamir IS the Israeli Michael Moore." - Time Out New York
"Provocative and timely, intelligent and wry." - Leslie Felperin, Variety
"Profound and passionate." - Ray Bennett, Film Journal International
"This is muscular, intelligent documentary filmmaking of the first order - trenchant, controversial, riveting." - Harvey S. Karten, Compuserve
"Works brilliantly! Shocking, surprisingly funny... Defamation is an education!"
- Jennifer Merin, About.com
"A must -see for thoughtful friends and critics of Israel." - David Lamble, Bay Area Reporter
"The most important Jewish movie of the year." - Akiva Gottlieb, The Jewish Journal
"Alternately sweet-tempered and outrageous... will spark long arguments deep into the night among Jewish and non-Jewish viewers alike." - Andrew O’Hehir, Salon
Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History by Norman Finkelstein
Anti-Semitism: Myth and Hate from Antiquity to the Present by Marvin Perry and Frederick Schweitzer
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt
The Deadliest Lies: The Israel Lobby and the Myth of Jewish Control by Abraham Foxman
See details about this film's theatrical
run.
www.defamation-thefilm.com
Tribeca '09 Interview with Yoav Shamir on IndieWIRE
Read Yoav Shamir's response to David Hirsh in The Guardian, 1/25/10
Bonus materials:
- Filmmaker Statement
- Biographies
- More
Format: DVD
Release Year : 2009
Running Time: 91 minutes
Color: Color
Language: English & Hebrew w/English subtitles
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