Defamation

Name: Defamation
Director: Yoav Shamir
Released: 2009-01-01

2009 documentary film directed by Yoav Shamir

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Also known as Hashmatsa

Released: 2009
, August 26, 2010
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1.Stated in Filmstartsfilmstarts.de/kritiken/145829.htmlRetrieved 2019-01-10
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Director: Yoav Shamir
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1.stopklatka.pl/film/znieslawienieRetrieved 2016-04-14
2.imdb.com/title/tt1377278/Retrieved 2016-04-14
3.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=145829.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-14
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Screenwriter: Yoav Shamir
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1.Stated in Danish Film Database
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, Karoline Leth
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1.Stated in Danish Film Database
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Cast: Uri Avnery
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1.Stated in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
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Runtime: 92 min
Genre: documentary film
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1.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/movies/20defamation.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-14
2.imdb.com/title/tt1377278/Retrieved 2016-04-14
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Country of origin: Israel
, Denmark
, Netherlands
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1.Stated in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
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Original language: English
, Hebrew

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Defamation is a 2009 documentary film by Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir. It examines antisemitism, the way perceptions of antisemitism affect Israeli and U.S. politics, and explores the suggestion that claims of antisemitism are exaggerated or weaponized to stifle dissent against Israel. A major focus of the film is the Anti-Defamation League. Defamation won Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

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Website: defamation-thefilm.com
Title: השמצה
Director of photography: Yoav Shamir
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1.Stated in Danish Film Database
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Film editor: Morten Højbjerg
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1.Stated in Danish Film Database
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Medierådet rating: For ages 11 and up
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1.Stated in Danish Film Database
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Nominations: European Film Award for Best Documentary(2009) statement is subject of: 22nd European Film Awards · nominee: Yoav Shamir
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1.europeanfilmacademy.org/2009.107.0.htmlRetrieved 2020-01-03
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Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 81%(June 16, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 21 critic review
58/100(May 1, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 10 critic review
7/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Defamation”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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Recorded participant: Norman Finkelstein
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1.Stated in LetterboxdRetrieved 2023-10-26
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Uri Avnery
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1.Stated in LetterboxdRetrieved 2023-10-26
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Abraham Foxman
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1.Stated in LetterboxdRetrieved 2023-10-26
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John Mearsheimer
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1.Stated in LetterboxdRetrieved 2023-10-26
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Research project that contributed to this data set: (Con)sequential Images
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