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The Matchmaker

Play trailer Poster for The Matchmaker 2010,  1h 52m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 88% 25 Reviews Tomatometer 80% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
88% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
In 1968 a teenage boy starts working for a Holocaust survivor who acts as a matchmaker, and both of their lives change forever.
The Matchmaker

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Critics Consensus

Once I Was (The Matchmaker) nimbly juggles light dramedy and real-world horror in a coming-of-age story with an impactfully unusual perspective.

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John Hartl Seattle Times Mar 14, 2013
3/4
The shadow of the Holocaust hangs over this unique Israeli coming-of-age film, which deals with a special kind of survivor's guilt. Go to Full Review
Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle Dec 14, 2012
3/4
Nesher ... has a populist touch, showing a sure hand with the numerous subplots and never allowing us to lose sight of his characters' humanity, even the mostly pathetic villain of the piece. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Dec 13, 2012
3/4
This is a sweet, bittersweet comedy, well-executed if perhaps a little heavy on anecdotage. Go to Full Review
Michael D. Reid Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada) Oct 24, 2016
3/5
[The Matchmaker] succeeds on two levels -- as a Middle East coming-of-age fable during a period of cultural change, and a rare view of Holocaust survivors in Israel learning to live and love again. Go to Full Review
Hannah Brown Jerusalem Post Mar 21, 2016
This immensely pleasurable and moving film manages to weave the many strands of its plot to create a portrait of Israel in 1968 that sheds light on the country today, and does so without sacrificing drama to polemics. Go to Full Review
Mark Zhuravsky The Playlist Mar 14, 2013
B+
At heart an unexpectedly complex film about love, but also an examination of Israel in flux, a country with one foot in the past and another in the future - a weight that may never fully vacate Israeli shoulders. Go to Full Review
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Avi Nesher

Director

Adir Miller

Yankele Bride

Dror Keren

Meir the Librarian

Dov Navon

Yozi Burstein

Yarden Bar-Kochba

Nili Burstein

Maya Dagan

Clara Epstein

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The Matchmaker

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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1968 a teenage boy starts working for a Holocaust survivor who acts as a matchmaker, and both of their lives change forever.
Director
Avi Nesher
Screenwriter
Avi Nesher
Production Co
United Channel Movies, Artomas Communications, Metro Communications
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hebrew
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 2, 2014
Runtime
1h 52m
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