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7.4/10
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During his journey to Jerusalem young James learns the meaning of being Israeli.During his journey to Jerusalem young James learns the meaning of being Israeli.During his journey to Jerusalem young James learns the meaning of being Israeli.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 8 nominations
Salim Daw
- Shimi Shabati
- (as Salim Dau)
- Director
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- TriviaAt one point during the movie, James is wearing a t-shirt that says (in Hebrew) "Jerusalem 2000".
- SoundtracksJerusalem
Performed by Marry Kuzi and Kate Asner
Lyrics by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Music by Ghanaian Folk
Translation and Text Adaptation: Ben Kuzi
Produced by Pascal I. Newton
Arrangements: Ehud Banay, Gil Smatana & Noam Halevi
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"The Adventures of James in the Holy Land" ("James' Journey to Jerusalem") is one of the best movies made in Israel I ever saw, if not the greatest. You may see this movie from your point of view, but I'll tell you about the movie in the original point of view, a point of view of someone from Israel. The movie tells the sad and comic story of James, who made the long trip from his tribe in Africa to Israel, to see the holy city of Jerusalem. But when James arrives, he discovers he's a victim of a recent problem nowadays in Israel - they believe he's lying and that he just want to illegally live and work in Israel. So James ends in the jail, until Shimi Shabati, son of Sallah Shabati (Who had, in the 50's, his own movie, and would be a main character in the movie), comes and takes him to a shelter in Tel-Aviv where he'll receive a job. I won't tell anymore, but I'll tell that the movie is a wonderful movie where an African who spend his life in a tribe and believe in a better world, would discover the real world, and see with his bare eyes that it wasn't what he was expecting, while having to decide if he prefers the holy city, or the money.
No doubt about it - a 10.
No doubt about it - a 10.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $64,967
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,875
- Mar 7, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $259,026
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was James' Journey to Jerusalem (2003) officially released in Canada in English?
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