- Stalags (film)
Infobox Film
name = Stalags
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director =Ari Libsker
producer = Barak HeymannAri Libsker
writer =Ari Libsker
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music =
cinematography =
editing = Morris Ben-Mayor
distributor = Film Forum
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runtime = 63 min.
country =Israel
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website = http://www.stalags.com/
amg_id = 1:435001
imdb_id ="Stalags" (also known as "Stalags: Holocaust and Pornography in Israel" [cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/09/06/documentary_looks_at_nazi_porn_in_israel/5000/ |title=Documentary looks at Nazi porn in Israel |accessdate=2008-05-05 |date=
2007-09-06 |publisher=United Press International ] ) is a 2007 documentary film produced by Barak Heymann and directed byAri Libsker . The film examines the history of Stalags,pornography books that featured sexy femaleNazi officers sexually abusing camp prisoners. The pocket books broke sales records and sold hundreds of thousands of copies inIsrael in the 1960s during the trial ofAdolf Eichmann . After the authors of the books were accused of distributing anti-Semitic pornography, the popularity of the books declined. The documentary opened inlimited release onApril 9 , 2008.Critical reception
The documentary received mixed reviews from critics. As of
May 5 , 2008, the review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported that 50% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 12 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stalags/ |title=Stalags Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-05-05 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes ]Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/stalags |title=Stalags (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-05-05 |publisher=Metacritic ]References
External links
* [http://www.stalags.com/ Official site]
*rotten-tomatoes|id=stalags|title=Stalags
*metacritic film|id=stalags|title=Stalags
*amg movie|id=1:435001|title=Stalags
* [http://www.filmforum.org/films/stalags.html "Stalags"] at Film Forum (distributor)
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