Stalags (film)

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Stalags
Directed by Ari Libsker
Produced by Barak Heymann
Ari Libsker
Written by Ari Libsker
Editing by Morris Ben-Mayor
Distributed by Film Forum
Running time 63 min.
Country Israel
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Allmovie profile

Stalags (also known as Stalags: Holocaust and Pornography in Israel[1]) is a 2007 documentary film produced by Barak Heymann and directed by Ari Libsker. The film examines the history of Stalags, pornography books that featured sexy female Nazi officers sexually abusing camp prisoners. The pocket books broke sales records and sold hundreds of thousands of copies in Israel in the 1960s during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. After the authors of the books were accused of distributing anti-Semitic pornography, the popularity of the books declined. The documentary opened in limited release on April 9, 2008.

[edit] Critical reception

The documentary received mixed reviews from critics. As of May 5, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 50% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 12 reviews.[2] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Documentary looks at Nazi porn in Israel. United Press International (2007-09-06). Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
  2. ^ Stalags Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
  3. ^ Stalags (2008): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.

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