Protocols of Zion (2005)

A documentary about the rise of anti-Semitism in the USA after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Director:

Marc Levin

Stars:

Kofi Annan, Joanne Baron, Shmuley Boteach

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kofi Annan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joanne Baron	...	Herself
Shmuley Boteach	...	Himself - Radion Host, Talk America (as Rabbi Shmuley Boteach)
Michael L. Brown	...	Himself - Author, Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus
James Carroll	...	Himself - Author, Constantine's Sword
Abraham Cooper	...	Himself - Simon Wiesenthal Center (as Rabbi Abraham Cooper)
Father Coughlin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Eric Daniels	...	Himself - Prisoner
Scott DeCarlo	...	Himself - East Rutherford, NJ Police Department
Mehdi Eliefifi	...	Himself - Interfaith Activist
Abraham Foxman	...	Himself - Anti-Defamation League
Hutton Gibson	...	Himself - Mel Gibson's Father (voice)
Mel Gibson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hadassah Gross	...	Herself (as Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross)
Ted Haggard	...	Himself - President, National Association of Evangelicals (as Pastor Ted Haggard)

Storyline

After the infamous 9/11 attacks of 2001, there came a virulent resurgence of antisemitism reemerging in America convinced that the Jews were responsible for the terrorism. Feeding this is the repeatedly debunked book libel, Protocols of the Elders of Zion and its disguised adaptations. Director Marc Levin goes on a journey to interview the promoters of this kind of hate in all its forms.

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Plot Keywords:

libel | anti semitism | book | neo nazi | religion | 

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Taglines:

Some lies never die.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some disturbing content and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

ThinkFilm [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2005 (France)

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$21,733 (USA) (21 October 2005)

Gross:

$177,861 (USA) (17 February 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO/Cinemax Documentary

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the subjects from Trembling Before G-d, another American documentary concerning contemporary Jewish issues, can be seen briefly in the anti-war protest.

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Goofs

When Marc Levin is walking up a gravel road with a white supremacist leader, the shots from behind show them passing several parked cars as they are engaged in conversation. Shots of them from the front, however, do not include these cars. In addition, the shots from behind show the two persons approaching the same cars several times.

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Connections

Features Horseman Without a Horse (2002)

User Reviews

More obvious propaganda than the Protocols

While implying being able to debunk the Protocols of Zion, this film instead lends it credibility by being so incredibly biased against Muslems and antisemites alike and favorable towards Jews I doubt any educated gentile will not be offended by watching this so-called documentary that's really nothing but a simplistic propaganda film continuing the myth of Jews as eternal victims of evil genocidal antisemites who have no other reason but the most primitive bigotry to object to Jewish culture. It preys on emotion while giving little rational argumentation to take into account and is pretty much as stereotypical in its depiction of Jews, Muslems and antisemites as the very sources they try to ridicule.

As a documentary on the protocols of Zion or antisemitism, avoid it at all costs. As a view on Jewish attitudes towards gentiles and modern propaganda techniques, watch it and learn.