Junction 48

Name: Junction 48
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: March 3, 2017
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Samar Qupty, Tamer Nafar

2017

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Orchard, The | Release Date: March 3, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Samar Qupty, Tamer Nafar

Summary: A Palestinian-Israeli rapper from an Arab ghetto goes from living aimlessly to being the “first Arab rapper”. However, he faces violent nationalist rappers, the government, drug-dealing friends and threats against him and his girlfriend. [The Orchard]

Director: Udi Aloni

Genre(s): Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Music

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Lauren Humphries-Brooks

Feb 21, 2017

Junction 48 is about a fusing of cultures, not a conflict between them. There are no easy solutions or simplistic answers, and the film doesn’t try to propose any. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Mar 2, 2017

Through its keenly observed small moments and the presence of the charismatic Nafar and his infectious, socially charged raps, Junction 48 sensitively yet powerfully conveys the considerable challenges inherent in attempting to reconcile those rocky crossroads of coexistence and cultural identity. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Mar 2, 2017

Junction 48 is more than a mere crowd-pleaser, and it refuses easy catharsis, ending with a cliffhanger. But since this is a movie about deciding to act, maybe that’s the perfect note. Read full review

Ed Gonzalez

Feb 27, 2017

At its best, the film demonstrates that no art is more political than that which depicts the lived experience of the oppressed with accuracy, empathy, and moral clarity. Read full review

Stephen Dalton

Mar 2, 2017

While the fuzzy take-home message of peaceful coexistence is something most viewers can get behind, it is also too simplistic and banal to sustain an entire movie. Read full review

Jay Weissberg

Mar 2, 2017

Issues are overly simplified and scenes are often poorly constructed (not helped by uneven editing), though Nafar is a charismatic performer. Ditto Qupty, and the energetic hip-hop scenes are welcome distractions. Visuals are spirited. Read full review

Kenji Fujishima

Mar 5, 2017

Junction 48 mostly sticks to uplifting formula, rarely offering anything particularly fresh or interesting. Read full review

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