November 15, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Nir Levi,
Shmil Ben Ari,
Moscu Alcalay,
Dalia Friedland,
Vladimir Friedman
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Set in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War, director Arik Kaplun's debut is a light comedy about romance and culture shock. Yana (played by Evelyne Kaplun, the director's wife) and her new husband arrive in ... read more
DVD Release Date: February 25, 2003
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June 21, 2002
Damon Smith, Boston Globe
A tender, spirited look at love and community in the midst of war. Full Review
April 18, 2002
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
The film eloquently persuades us that it is better to laugh than cry and better to make love than war, messages that never go out of date.
March 19, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The treatment, both as satire and sentimentality, is heavy-handed. Full Review
October 18, 2001
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
I never imagined that Yana's Friends would one day turn out to be so timely for all New Yorkers -- and indeed, all Americans. Full Review
October 12, 2001
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
One of the best date movies to come out in months.
October 12, 2001
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
Slight though it may be, Yana's Friends is life-affirming and filled with comic spirit that erupts even at the worst of times. Full Review
October 9, 2001
Amy Taubin, Village Voice
Kaplun's smart, scrappy romantic comedy Yana's Friends displays an insouciance rarely found in Israeli film. Full Review
September 26, 2001
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
A warm humanity washes over this lovely film, whose message is that gestures of love, however small or awkward, are crucial to the complicated art of survival. Full Review
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