Review of Fill the Void (2012) by Valeria P — 22 Feb 2014

An closer look at a culture and its people facing a universal drama that seems to be anyone else's.

This review of Fill the Void (2012) was written by Valeria P on 22 Feb 2014.

Fill the Void has generally received positive reviews.

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By Greg W (4,011) on 22 Jun 2014

Thoughtful and moving insight into the life and works of orthodox jews…

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By Ian D (259) on 12 Jan 2014

A great film that portrays the ultra orthodox Jewish community in an accessible albeit slightly glossy way…

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By Sandra W (81) on 06 Oct 2013

Fill the Void relata la historia de Shira, una joven que se encuentra en un predicamento dictado por su religión y costumbres…

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By Qarlos J (7) on 22 Feb 2014

An closer look at a culture and its people facing a universal drama that seems to be anyone else's…

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By Kelly Jane Torrance (368) for Washington Examiner (271) on 21 Nov 2018

Fill the Void is an astonishing film, a masterful piece of art that feels like the work of an established veteran but is instead the debut…

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By Rafal K (122) on 20 May 2014

This Haredi version of Pride and Prejudice loses something in translation for non-Hebrew speakers, I think, but it is worth a viewing if you…

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By Sophie Monks Kaufman (221) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 12 Dec 2013

A nuanced kitchen-sink depiction of an Israeli Hassidic community which zeroes in on the dilemma of an 18-year-old girl named Shira…

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By Matt H (2,287) on 22 Feb 2014

An closer look at a culture and its people facing a universal drama that seems to be anyone else's…

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By Tom Clift (226) for Concrete Playground (635) on 19 Dec 2013

Few films in recent memory better capture the heartbreak of loss, the agony of indecision or the burden of familial duty…

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By Gina W (340) on 06 Dec 2013

This Jewish film was a bleak look at one daughter's happiness being sacrificed for her mother's desire to keep her grandson close to her…

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