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?
Defamation has generally received positive reviews.
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Defamation was released in 2009 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 32 reviews, giving Defamation (2009) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 71%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Defamation than critics were.
With a score of 69%, Defamation is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Julie & Julia and Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
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