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Promised Land

  • 2004
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Promised Land (2004)
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"Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off as prostitutes in Israel, and of their initiation into this trade of f... Read all"Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off as prostitutes in Israel, and of their initiation into this trade of flesh, and finally of the accidental freeing of one girl who most fight for her freedom."Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off as prostitutes in Israel, and of their initiation into this trade of flesh, and finally of the accidental freeing of one girl who most fight for her freedom.

  • Director
    • Amos Gitai
  • Writers
    • Amos Gitai
    • Marie-Jose Sanselme
  • Stars
    • Rosamund Pike
    • Diana Bespechni
    • Hanna Schygulla
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    573
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Amos Gitai
    • Writers
      • Amos Gitai
      • Marie-Jose Sanselme
    • Stars
      • Rosamund Pike
      • Diana Bespechni
      • Hanna Schygulla
    • 9User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Rosamund Pike
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    Diana Bespechni
    • Diana
    Hanna Schygulla
    Hanna Schygulla
    • Hanna
    Anne Parillaud
    Anne Parillaud
    • Anne
    Alla An
    • Alla
    Kristina Likhnyski
    • Kristina
    Katya Drabkin
    • Katya
    Yussuf Abu-Warda
    Yussuf Abu-Warda
    • Yussuf
    Amos Lavi
    Amos Lavi
    • Hezi
    Shalva Ben-Moshe
    • Igor
    Craig Bachins
    • Greg
    Meital Peretz
    • Meital
    Menachem Lang
    • Menahem
    Ran Kauchinsky
    • Rani
    Peeter Polluveer
    • Peeter
    Yelena Maunchenko
    • Yelena
    Sacha Zov
    • Sacha
    Kadri Kõusaar
    • Director
      • Amos Gitai
    • Writers
      • Amos Gitai
      • Marie-Jose Sanselme
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    • Trivia
      Director Amos Gitai said in an interview that he convinced the cast and crew to literally camp out in the desert where the opening sequences were shot. This began because he was tired of the long daily commute from the location to Tel Aviv, but he believes that the fact that most of them agreed to join him, living in tents without running water for days, added to the gritty realism of these scenes, because the actresses were just as unwashed and uncomfortable as their characters.
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      Peace Upon You Jerusalem
      Written by Arvo Pärt

      Performed by Girls Choir

    User reviews9

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    1/10
    No promise no land. Just a quick succession of cruel scenes.
    This film is a major disappointment by Amos Gitai.One should even call it a blot on his career.Promised land is neither a feature film nor a documentary nor anything which can lie in between.It features two popular stars Anne Parillaud and Hanna Schygulla but even their presence is not helpful enough to sustain viewers' interest.The film is about the plight of some Russian girls which are sold in Israel but its presentation is really bad. It does not make any sense as in order to heighten the importance of the topic Amos Gitai has decided to shoot the most part of the film in darkness. However darkness cannot hide the film's defects.The film maker has surely not done his homework well due to which viewers are forced to watch a crude succession of abominably cruel scenes in which women are traded like cattle.Most of the actors too suffer in this film as their roles have not been defined properly.Recommendation:better watch this film and be bitter about it rather than being sullen without having seen it.
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    • FilmCriticLalitRao
    • Jul 30, 2007

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2004 (Israel)
    • Countries of origin
      • Israel
      • France
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • Hebrew
      • Russian
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Promised land
    • Production companies
      • Agav Hafakot
      • MP Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,280
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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