Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment
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Director Toby Perl Freilich Country IsraelUnited States | 5.4/10 IMDb Duration Language HebrewEnglish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07) |
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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.
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. It also has a score of 67 on Metacritic based on 6 reviews.
References
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