Inventing_Our_Life:_The_Kibbutz_Experiment

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Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment

2010 Israeli film

Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment is a 2010 documentary film directed by Toby Perl Freilich.

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The film examines the 100-year history of Israel's kibbutz movement as a modern generation struggles to ensure its survival amidst painful reforms and a new capitalist reality. Among those interviewed are first, second and third generation members from kibbutzim like Degania, the flagship commune established in 1910; Hulda, once near collapse and recently privatized; Sasa, the first to be settled entirely by Americans and today Israel's wealthiest kibbutz; and Tamuz, an urban kibbutz founded in 1987 and located in Beit Shemesh.[citation needed]

Critical reception

The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 82%, based on 11 reviews and an average rating of 7.3/10.[1] It also has a score of 67 on Metacritic based on six reviews.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment". Metacritic. Retrieved November 2, 2012.


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