Synopsis
Is today's fanaticism tomorrow's policy? In a West Bank settlement, Rabbi Meltzer has a grand design: he's building a movement "to pray at the Temple Mount." His yeshiva has scholars, and the settlement is getting its own military company to be commanded by Menachem, a disciple of the rabbi. He also wants his daughter, Michal, to marry Pini, the yeshiva's best scholar. Michal has no interest in Pini, but she is attracted to Menachem. When she rebuffs Pini, he hatches a bold and secret plan. Is jealousy the motivation or something else? Meanwhile, the army and Mossad are closely watching the rabbi's activities and Menachem's military training. Who is trustworthy?
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.3%
Critic Consensus
60.0% Fresh • 20 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thought-provoking, visually striking, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
thought-provokingvisually strikingsuspensefulromanticcharacter-drivenemotional
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Aki Avni | 2002 | $2,000 | $3,000 | (est) |
| Tinkerbell | 2002 | $1,000 | $2,000 | (est) |
| Idan Alterman | 2002 | $1,000 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Assi Dayan | 2002 | $1,000 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Abraham Celektar | 2002 | $1,000 | $1,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count24
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes581
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2002 | $137,340 | $239,486 |
| International | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2002 | $137,340 | $239,486 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2002 | $68,670 | $119,743 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2002 | $4,000 | $6,975 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2002 | $4,257,000 | $7,423,129 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2002 | $7,938,000 | $13,841,860 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2002 | $68,670 | $119,743 |
| Total Revenues | 2002 | $12,336,340 | $21,511,450 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2002 | $237,000 (est) | $413,268 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2002 | $110,000 (est) | $191,812 (est) |
| Participations | 2002 | $493,000 | $859,667 |
| Residuals ? | 2002 | $897,000 | $1,564,141 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2002 | $47,400 | $82,654 |
| Total Expenses | 2002 | $1,784,400 | $3,111,541 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2002 | $10,551,940 | $18,399,909 |
Similar Movies
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|---|
 | Fight Club | 1999 | Shared genres: 3 | 94.0 | $12,151,037 |
 | Captain Phillips | 2013 | Shared genres: 3 | 93.9 | $16,366,024 |
 | Munich | 2005 | Shared genres: 3 | 91.2 | $7,536,141 |
 | Air Force One | 1997 | Shared genres: 3 | 90.2 | $79,979,999 |
 | White House Down | 2013 | Shared genres: 3 | 86.6 | $-89,164,981 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $2,280,000, DVD $5,658,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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