June Zero

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June Zero
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Film poster
Directed by Jake Paltrow
Written byJake Paltrow
Tom Shoval
Produced byMiranda Bailey
Oren Moverman
David Silber
CinematographyYaron Scharf
Edited byAyelet Gil Efrat
Music byAriel Marx
Production
companies
Cold Iron Pictures
Metro Communications
Distributed byCohen Media Group
Release dates
  • 1 July 2022 (2022-07-01)(KVIFF)
  • 28 June 2024 (2024-06-28)(United States)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesIsrael
United States
LanguagesHebrew
Spanish

June Zero is a 2022 American-Israeli drama film co-written and directed by Jake Paltrow. It is about the trial of Adolf Eichmann. It premiered at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. It was given a limited release in the United States on 28 June 2024. [1]

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Plot

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 85% of 34 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10.The website's consensus reads: "At the crux of history and memory, June Zero takes an original and bold approach in examining the aftermath of the Holocaust ." [2] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [3]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "There's no shortage of films that consider the Holocaust or Israel's founding. But it's rare to see the two subjects intertwined so purposely as in June Zero. The idea to fold it all into an anthology of interconnected short films might be unique." [4]

Greg Nussen of Slant Magazine also gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "June Zero is a tender, if sometimes cynical, portrait of a new country on old land struggling through the growing pains of establishing its presence both to the international community and its own people." [5]

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References

  1. "Official US Trailer for Jake Paltrow's 'June Zero' About Eichmann's Trial". First Showing. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. "June Zero". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. "June Zero". Metacritic . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. "June Zero". RogerEbert.com . 28 June 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. "'June Zero' Review: Jake Paltrow's Stirring Meditation on the Cycle of State Violence". Slant Magazine . 23 June 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.