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''Protocols of Zion'' is a 2005
documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
by
Marc Levin Marc Levin is an American independent film producer and director. He is best known for his '' Brick City'' TV series, which won the 2010 Peabody award and was nominated for an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking and his dramat ...
about a resurgence of
antisemitism Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Antis ...
in the United States in the wake of the
September 11, 2001 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial ...
. Appearing on screen along with his subjects, Levin engages in a free-for-all dialogue with
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,
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,
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Neo-Nazis Neo-Nazism comprises the post–World War II militant, social, and political movements that seek to revive and reinstate Nazi ideology. Neo-Nazis employ their ideology to promote hatred and racial supremacy (often white supremacy), attack ...
, Kabbalist rabbis, Holocaust survivors, and Frank Weltner, the founder of the
Jew Watch Jew Watch was an antisemitic website promoting Holocaust denial and negative claims about Jews. The claims include allegations of a conspiracy that Jews control the media and banking, as well as accusations of Jewish involvement in terrorist ...
web site.


Production

Levin's film draws its inspiration from an encounter he had in a New York taxi not long after 9/11. His driver, an Egyptian immigrant, repeated the false claim that the Jews had been warned not to go to work at the World Trade Center on the day of the attack and cited ''
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion ''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' () or ''The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion'' is a fabricated antisemitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination. The hoax was plagiarized from several ...
'', an antisemitic hoax published in 1903 that purports to disclose the Jews' master plan to rule the world. Encountering further examples, such as hearing that a newspaper was serializing the ''Protocols'', convinced Levin to make a film on the topic. His first idea was a satirical film, but when he found that two serious dramatizations had already been produced, he instead made a documentary. Levin did not want to make a scholarly examination of antisemitism or the ''Protocols'' itself. Rather than interviewing academics, he focused on man-on-the-street interviews. Levin wanted the film to be emotive and ask questions. He said the very topic was taboo, and people had suggested that he not even mention the ''Protocols'' for fear of driving further interest in it.


Release

The film premiered at Sundance on January 21, 2004.
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bought the television rights, and THINKFilm gave it a limited theatrical release. It grossed $178,875 in the US."Protocols of Zion (2005)."
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Reception

On
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the film has an approval rating of 67% based on reviews from 58 critics. The site's consensus states: "Levin takes viewers on a personal journey, laying bare the ugly and varied faces of anti-Semitism." On
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the film has a score of 60% based on reviews from 23 critics.


See also

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Antisemitism in the United States Antisemitism in the United States has existed for centuries. In the United States, most Jewish community relations agencies draw distinctions between antisemitism, which is measured in terms of attitudes and behaviors, and the security and status ...
*
Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world's most enduring conflicts, beginning in the mid-20th century. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, alongside other ef ...
*
New antisemitism New antisemitism is the idea that a new form of antisemitism has developed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, tending to manifest itself as anti-Zionism and criticism of the Israeli government. The concept is included in some definitions ...
*
Pierre-André Taguieff Pierre-André Taguieff (born 4 August 1946) is a French philosopher who has specialised in the study of racism and antisemitism. He is the director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in an Institut d'Etudes Politique ...
(interviewed in the film)


References


External links

* * {{Official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20090604015047/http://protocolsofzionmovie.com/ (archived) Protocols of the Elders of Zion 2005 films Documentary films about Jews and Judaism in the United States Films scored by John Zorn Films directed by Marc Levin Documentary films about antisemitism Antisemitism in the United States 2000s English-language films