Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment

Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment is a 2010 documentary film directed by Toby Perl Freilich.

Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment
Film poster
Directed byToby Perl Freilich
Produced byToby Perl Freilich
Written byToby Perl Freilich
Music byBeit Habubot
CinematographyItamar Hadar
Edited byJuliet Weber
Distributed byFirst Run Features (US)
Release date
  • September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryIsrael
United States
LanguageHebrew
English

The film examines the 100-year history of Israel's kibbutz movement as a modern generation struggles to ensure its survival amidst painful reforms and a new capitalist reality. Among those interviewed are first, second and third generation members from kibbutzim like Degania, the flagship commune established in 1910; Hulda, once near collapse and recently privatized; Sasa, the first to be settled entirely by Americans and today Israel's wealthiest kibbutz; and Tamuz, an urban kibbutz founded in 1987 and located in Beit Shemesh.

Critical reception

The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 82%, based on 11 reviews and an average rating of 7.3/10.[1] It also has a score of 67 on Metacritic based on 6 reviews.[2]

References
  1. "Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  2. "Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment". Metacritic. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
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