The documentary reevaluates the standards of truth, interrogating Israel’s dismissal of these events to begin a new, compelling conversation about Tantura.

| May 17, 2023

A damning exposé of a nation unwilling to admit its primordial sins.

| Dec 2, 2022

When “Tantura” finally moves into its final act, the wider emotional ripple effects of its subject matter are difficult to avoid, as the question shifts from what is remembered to who is allowed to remember (and be remembered) in the first place.

| Original Score: B- | Dec 1, 2022

Not simply a persuasive augmentation of Katz’s argument, but also a disturbing portrait of how very human impulses — passivity, rationalization, social pressures — can shape the writing of history.

| Dec 1, 2022

Schwarz does a fine job of selectively expanding the scope of Katz’s story from a highly subjective he-said/they-said dispute into a bigger story about cultural amnesia.

| Nov 28, 2022

The film works on two levels: one is about the massacre; the other is about the psychology employed not only by perpetrators, but by the powerful forces that back them up.

| Feb 14, 2022

"Tantura" is far from the last word on the subject. It's more like a salvo blast that, for Israel, raises the stakes of truth.

| Feb 1, 2022

Infuriating [and] jaw-dropping.

| Jan 26, 2022

Tantura makes for a fascinating, troubling watch, although it doesn't altogether come across as rigorously objective...

| Jan 22, 2022

This is very much a film about the way facts, subjectivity and memory tend to blur, especially when you're dealing with such a contentious historical incident.

| Jan 22, 2022