Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?"
[T]hough the film is scattershot and flip at times, it is also heartfelt.
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Leslie Felperin
RTVarietyJul 6, 2010
End result is at once intelligent, wry and -- there's no way around it -- quintessentially Jewish, in the best sense.
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Andrea Gronvall
RTChicago ReaderFeb 2, 2010
The filmmaker gives roughly equal time to left, right, and moderate views, but his glib narration, accentuated by a jaunty score, undercuts this otherwise worthy inquiry.
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Danielle Solzman
RTSolzy at the MoviesOct 16, 2023
In the time since Defamation premiered in 2009, antisemitism has only increased but this isn't a must-watch documentary in the same way that other films approach the subject.
