Princess

A modern fairytale
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Format:  DVD
item number:  6AYYV
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DVD Details

  • Run Time: 1 hours, 32 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: May 24, 2016
  • Originally Released: 2014
  • Label: Breaking Glass

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Entertainment Reviews:

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TOMATOMETER
Total Count: 10
[S]trangely, thanks to Ms. Haas’s truly remarkable lead performance and Ms. Shalom-Ezer’s nuanced dialogue, Adar’s journey finally feels more like one of empowerment than victimization.
New York Times
May 26, 2016
Rating: B+ -- Princess is a difficult watch with subject matter destined to scare away potential viewers, but it handles this delicate topic with grace, imagination and power. Full Review
Film School Rejects
Jan 27, 2015
Observing an unspeakable crime through a dreamy haze of adolescent confusion, the Israeli drama "Princess" turns a loving family home into an incubator of sexual curiosity. Full Review
New York Times
May 26, 2016
Tali Shalom Ezer's debut feature is an absorbing, disturbingly seductive tale of underage sexuality. Full Review
Variety
Jan 27, 2015
Rating: 5/5 -- a film of heartbreaking pain as innocence is snuffed out Haaz's performance, at once vulnerable and hardened, is an assured piece of craftsmanship, encompassing confusion, desperation, a need for reassurance, and too wary to accept it. Full Review
Killer Movie Reviews
Jun 1, 2016
Yes, child abuse is a real problem, one that is serious. But using child abuse to give direction to a movie's plot and to add titillation to an otherwise aimless film is insulting to its real victims and to the audience. Full Review
Jerusalem Post
Mar 21, 2016
It may be that in her first feature, Shalom-Ezer set herself a distinguished, even bold agenda, but the task was beyond her reach. Full Review
Haaretz
Jan 11, 2018

Product Description:

A 12-year-old girl named Adar (Shira Haas) lives with her mom (Keren Mor) and her mom's boyfriend (Ori Pfeffer), who make little attempt to hide their sex life from her. When Adar invites a homeless boy named Alan (Adar Zohar-Hanetz) to come live with them, the tensions in the house reach a boiling point. Written and directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer.

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  • UPC: 855114005478
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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