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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 06 Mar 2014

A taut, expertly constructed, and suspenseful police procedural, it also explores the issues of loyalty, trust, betrayal, and revenge that…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 06 Mar 2014

Adler nicely harnesses the mounting volatility of this situation, which builds to an intense if tragic conclusion…

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By Leland Montgomery (10) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 06 Mar 2014

Adler's bias transforms Bethlehem from what could have been an insightful examination of the regional conflict into a sort of common police…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 06 Mar 2014

The movie has the taut efficiency of a well-constructed crime thriller, while its real-world underpinnings play out with a less convincing…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 06 Mar 2014

An entertaining film, but also an uncompromising one…

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By Farran Smith Nehme (295) for New York Post (6,650) on 06 Mar 2014

It’s a slickly plotted ticking-time-bomb thriller with a crisp look and one standout debut performance, by Hitham Omari as a ruthless leader…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 05 Mar 2014

Despite a few hiccups in pace and tone, Bethlehem is a forceful, convincing picture, seizing a specialized tension that promises interesting…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 05 Mar 2014

the occasionally blank and drifting performances undercut this potentially electrifying terror procedural…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 01 Mar 2014

makes a statement about the ongoing controversy between Israel and Palestine and does so in a frank and straightforward way…

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By Bob Mondello (417) for NPR (1,713) on 20 Feb 2014

Bethlehem qualifies as a promising debut for its first-time actors and director, but it's slack at first, and the thriller tricks it uses to…

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By Chris Chang (35) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 14 Jan 2014

Unpacked, Bethlehem could easily spread out over an entire TV season, but it's refreshing to be reminded how much can be accomplished in a…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 06 Oct 2013

a muddled and downright confusing endeavor that's rife with half-baked elements…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 12 Sep 2013

You’re left wishing that Adler had focused more on the no-win moral tangle of the handler-informant relationship, and less of the mechanics…

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