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“Jerusalem Film Festival Winners: Netalie Braun's Israeli Anti-War Movie 'Oxygen' Takes Top Prize.”
Elsa Keslassy · July 25, 2025
“'Oxygen' Was the Best Israeli Movie of 2025, a Targeted Torpedo About the Value of Human Life.”
Oron Shamir · January 1, 2026
“Netalie Braun's Oxygen forges a claustrophobic space… on many fronts the films under review are stunners.”
Simi Horwitz · June 9, 2026
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Esther Rapport · July 31, 2026
“Interview with Netalie Braun and Dana Olmert on Oxygen, motherhood, and the refusal to surrender children to the militarized expectation of sacrifice.”
Simi Horwitz · June 9, 2026
“Netalie Braun's Oxygen forges a claustrophobic space… on many fronts the films under review are stunners.”
Jordan Hoffman & Amanda Borschel-Dan · June 2026
“Formally strong, emotionally disturbing, deeply Israeli film about motherhood, militarization, and the unbearable private cost of war.”
Rhonda Spivak · April 25, 2026
“Oxygen has many layers to it, presenting complex facets of Israeli society.”
Tammy Lieberman · January 29, 2026
“Calls Braun's two 2025 films two films of exceptional quality and describes Shooting as a triptych that wisely exposes the connection between war, weapons and filmmaking.”
Avi Ludmir · January 18, 2026
“Interview with Netalie Braun reflecting on her debut feature, her personal perspective as a filmmaker, and the motivations behind creating Oxygen.”
Oron Shamir · January 1, 2026
“'Oxygen' Was the Best Israeli Movie of 2025, a Targeted Torpedo About the Value of Human Life.”
Oron Shamir · December 30, 2025
“Ranks Shooting #6 of the year and describes it as three parts, each more brilliant than the one before it. Places Oxygen among the year's top films as well.”
Zohar Orbach · December 28, 2025
“Calls the film simply wonderful and describes Braun's direction in a key sequence as masterful. Rating: 3.5/5.”
Smadar Shiloni · December 26, 2025
“The director who doesn't count Mickey Zohar. An in-depth interview on Oxygen, motherhood, and the responsibility of women.”
Hannah Brown · December 26, 2025
“A favorable examination of Braun's film and its treatment of motherhood, war and the mother-son relationship.”
Oron Shamir · December 26, 2025
“Definitely one of the high points of the year in Israeli cinema. Or the high point…”
Shmulik Duvdevani · December 26, 2025
“The right film at the right time… a piercing political work. Calls Braun one of Israel's most interesting documentarians.”
Danny Tomer · December 25, 2025
“There are many good things to say about this film… one cannot ignore its greatness. A fascinating film and an important cinematic question.”
Radio Interview · December 25, 2025
“Radio interview with Netalie Braun discussing Oxygen, her creative process, and the themes that shaped the film.”
Yael Shankar · December 25, 2025
“The final images of Oxygen caught me breathless.”
Nahum Mochiach · 2025
“Praises Braun's precise, meticulous and cohesive screenplay, sensitive and special direction, and excellent and impressive work with the actors.”
Ron Fogel · 2025
“Powerful and unsettling. Rating: 8/10.”
Agnes Fazekas · December 19, 2025
“A film that began as fiction but, after October 7 and the war, came to feel like a political and emotional document of Israeli society.”
Habama Staff · December 2025
“Coming this week: Oxygen — a drama by Netalie Braun starring Dana Ivgy.”
Scott Roxborough · October 15, 2025
“Will Trump's Peace Plan End Calls to Boycott Israeli Artists? Israeli Academy members nominated films critical of the war and the government.”
Ruta Kupfer · August 6, 2025
“A jaw-dropping trilogy. A powerful documentary examining the connection between camera and war. Treats Oxygen and Shooting as two powerful, unsettling works confronting the Israeli militarist ethos.”
Nirit Anderman · July 31, 2025
“We're sitting at a café in Tel Aviv talking about films, and people are dying of hunger. An in-depth interview examining Oxygen through motherhood, ethics, and resistance to militarized structures.”
Oron Shamir · July 29, 2025
“Jerusalem Film Festival roundup on the jury's reasoning for awarding Oxygen the top prize.”
Alon Fruchter · July 27, 2025
“Creator of Oxygen: From the moment they are born, we know they will be taken from us.”
Elsa Keslassy · July 25, 2025
“Jerusalem Film Festival Winners: Netalie Braun's Israeli Anti-War Movie 'Oxygen' Takes Top Prize.”
Shmoulik Duvdevani · July 24, 2025
“The big winner of the Jerusalem Film Festival: Oxygen.”
Calcalist Staff · July 24, 2025
“Oxygen by director Netalie Braun wins the Jerusalem Film Festival.”
Ofer Liebergall · July 23, 2025
“Positive critical discussion praising the performances and the film's larger examination of sacrifice, parenthood and Israeli society.”
Yair Hochner · July 16, 2025
“Positive early review, praising Dana Ivgy and Braun's transition from documentary to fiction.”
Walla! Staff · July 2025
“This film says it all to your face, and Dana Ivgy is simply amazing. Festival coverage highlighting Oxygen's screening and reception.”
Thibaut Solano · June 2025
“A very important film… at the frontier between the intimate and the political.”
Interview · 2026
“There's room for everyone between the river and the sea — an interview with Netalie Braun about Shooting and her filmmaking.”
Peter Wong · July 27, 2026
“Braun doesn't need to spell things out. She artfully arranges her facts… The piece gives a lengthy, serious reading of all three chapters.”
Dennis Harvey · July 12, 2026
“Describes Shooting as a film that damningly dissects three illustrations of governmental propaganda.”
Nir Ferber · May 2026
“A sharp, sensitive, and deeply unsettling documentary. Aesthetically striking and intellectually provocative.”
Mark Danner · March 22, 2026
“Cinema Crimes: Netalie Braun in Conversation with Mark Danner.”
Tammy Lieberman · January 29, 2026
“Calls Braun's two 2025 films two films of exceptional quality and describes Shooting as a triptych that wisely exposes the connection between war, weapons and filmmaking.”
Oron Shamir · December 30, 2025
“Ranks Shooting #6 of the year and describes it as three parts, each more brilliant than the one before it. Places Oxygen among the year's top films as well.”
Yohai Shalom Hadad · November 5, 2025
“The result is mesmerizing… the film excels in sensitive and precise work. The writer disagrees with aspects of Braun's politics but strongly praises the filmmaking.”
Alan French · September 2, 2025
“Braun also employs exceptional editing… The way she cuts together the archival footage is brilliant. Rating: 8/10.”
Ynet Staff · August 2025
“Article about Shooting and its Telluride Film Festival international premiere.”
Ruta Kupfer · August 6, 2025
“A jaw-dropping trilogy. A powerful documentary examining the connection between camera and war. Treats Oxygen and Shooting as two powerful, unsettling works confronting the Israeli militarist ethos.”
Yael Shankar · July 15, 2025
“A piercing, unsettling, and superbly crafted documentary.”
Ofer Liebergall · May 31, 2025
“A strongly engaged review praising Braun's complexity and her effort to understand, rather than flatten, her subjects.”
Shany Littman · May 27, 2025
“Alongside the film's aesthetic and emotional virtues, it also has a profound intellectual dimension.”
Jury · May 2025
“A masterful work of editing, cinematography, use of archival footage, and research.”
Shmulik Duvdevani · September 5, 2017
“A beautiful documentary… an empathetic and moving portrait.”
Ido Rosen · September 4, 2017
“Braun's sympathetic, compassionate gaze gives Bat-Adam overdue respect — definitely a big step in the right direction.”
Liron Abraham · August 20, 2017
“Sensitive and sophisticated… an excellent film. Rating: 4/5.”
Shany Littman · May 13, 2017
“Hope I'm in the Frame is a gift to Israeli culture.”
Ohad Landesman · 2017
“A beautiful and moving tribute whose result feels refreshingly different.”
Itamar Mann · 2018
“A film that exposes what legal and historical narratives often hide: the human, ethnic, psychological, and bodily cost of carrying out state violence.”
Takriv Staff · 2013
“Undoubtedly deserves to stand in the front row of Israeli documentary cinema.”
Eitan Mor · April 16, 2012
“Describes The Hangman as a film about a man fiercely preserving his humanity and calls the encounter with Shalom Nagar fascinating.”
Raaya Mor · December 2, 2011
“Touches the Holocaust in a unique way. The Hangman wins the Documentary Film Award.”
Renee Ghert-Zand · November 11, 2011
“The Hangman is a small, riveting film. Eichmann's Improbable Executioner — the Forrest Gump of Israel.”
Shahara Blau · April 11, 2011
“A milestone in documentary filmmaking about the Holocaust. A smart, deceptive, demanding and challenging manifesto.”
Ariana Melamed · November 6, 2006
“One of the most important films ever made here about rape, and an impressive act of breaking silence.”
Globes Staff · November 5, 2006
“A meticulous cinematic poem and an exceptional event in Channel 1's schedule.”
Rinat Abulafia · September 14, 2006
“Not only is it important, it is also beautiful and visually moving.”