39 Pounds of Love

Name: 39 Pounds of Love
Genre: Biography, Romance, Documentary
Released: November 23, 2005
Duration: 70 min
Rating: 56

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Balcony Releasing | Release Date: November 23, 2005 | Unrated

Summary: This documentary is the inspirational and humorous story of Ami Ankilewitz, a 3-D animator in Israel whose bodily motion is limited to a single finger on his left hand. (HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films)

Director: Dani Menkin

Genre(s): Biography, Romance, Documentary

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 70 min

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Peter Rainer

Pound for pound, Ami is a heavyweight. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

Aside from the overbearing soundtrack, the film is mercifully unsentimental and Ami himself can be quite droll. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

A bracingly honest yet poetic portrait of a man refusing to be defined by the limitations of his body. Read full review

Ty Burr

'39 Pounds of Love is a heartwarmer that looks away from darker, deeper, and more troubling matters. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

A heart-tugger that, although highly inspirational, has a strongly orchestrated quality. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

There are some very moving scenes, and Ankilewitz' emotional and physical strength is certainly inspiring. Equally compelling is the dedication of his able-bodied friends and family, who never patronize him. Regrettably, the film itself, which feels both breathlessly over-awed and padded out at only 74 minutes, is unable to treat him with the same relaxed respect. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Feels uncomfortably stage-managed, and raises fundamental questions that it simply ignores. Read full review

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M.Smith

Mar 26, 2006

very inspirational..i don't think i could be as strong as Ami..one of the best documentaries i have seen..good job.

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SharonB.

Nov 24, 2005

The most hopegiving, inspirational and moving film I have ever seen. Don't listen to those cinical reviewers - it is a jam.

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DrewL.

Mar 23, 2006

Mawkishly reminiscent of a reunion episode of Oprah, this film does Ami no great favors. Worse, it makes the mistake of trying to use his relationship with Christina as the sub-theme for the story, an effort that distracts more than it contributes to the narrative.

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