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Issues of love, loyalty, and faith are set on a collision course in this award-winning drama. Rabbi Meltzer (Asi Dayan) is a respected Orthodox rabbi and leader of a yeshiva school in a remote section... read more read more... of the Judean hills. One of the Rabbi's favorite causes is returning Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock to the control of Israel -- a holy shrine in the ancient city that Moslems use as a mosque and Jews call Temple Mount. With this goal in mind, the Rabbi organizes a military unit comprised of his students, with military officer Menachem (Aki Avni) serving as an advisor. While Menachem agrees with Rabbi Meltzer in principle, especially since the Rabbi regards the group's activities as more symbolic than anything else, he and other military authorities are wary of his plan, believing the Rabbi's soldiers could easily turn into a fanatical terrorist group with the wrong twist of the political winds. One of the Rabbi's prize students is a frail young man named Pini (Edan Alterman), and Meltzer is fond enough of the lad that he's decided Pini should wed his daughter Michal (Tinkerbell). But while Michal respects her father, she has a mind of her own and no interest in marrying Pini. Instead, Michal has become infatuated with Menachem, but the officer refuses to go against the Rabbi's wishes; determined to follow her heart, Michal leaves home to strike out on her own. Pini is devastated by Michal's departure, and he becomes newly determined to make good within Rabbi Meltzer's military unit, while mapping out a secret plan with fellow student Itamar (Micha Selektar) in which they'll finally destroy the Dome of the Rock. Time of Favor won wide acclaim in Israel, earning six Israeli Academy awards, including Best Picture, and it was the nation's official entry for the 2000 American Academy Awards competition (though it failed to make it into the final field of nominees). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Joseph Cedar

Release Date: January 1, 2000

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DVD Release Date: September 10, 2002

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Michael Wilmington
July 20, 2002
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

Stylistically, it resembles a well-intentioned, earnest TV problem drama from the late '60s. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
May 31, 2002
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

A headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox Jews on the West Bank, Joseph Cedar's Time Of Favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation, it does so with... Full Review

Jennie Punter
May 31, 2002
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail

Cedar takes a very open-minded approach to this sensitive material, showing impressive control, both visually and in the writing. Full Review

Chris Vognar
April 25, 2002
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News

Just as the recent Argentine film Son of the Bride reminded us that a feel-good movie can still show real heart, Time of Favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain. Full Review

Loren King
March 22, 2002
Loren King, Boston Globe

An unflinching, complex portrait of a modern Israel that is rarely seen on-screen. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
March 1, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The tone is balanced, reflective and reasonable. Full Review

Kenneth Turan
February 1, 2002
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

One of the most successful, provocative and intensely contemporary of Israeli films, so much so that to watch it is to feel the country having a passionate argument with itself. Full Review

John Anderson
January 18, 2002
John Anderson, Newsday

Packs a considerable wallop. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
January 18, 2002
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle.

Stephen Holden
January 17, 2002
Stephen Holden, New York Times

What distinguishes Time of Favor from countless other thrillers is its underlying concern with the consequences of words and with the complicated emotions fueling terrorist acts. Full Review

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