---
title: 'Defamation (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yoav Shamir'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Israel'
  - 'Australia'
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/defamation-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1377278/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Defamation (2009)

2009 · 92 min · Documentary · Israel, Australia, Netherlands, Denmark, United States

Original title: השמצה

## Synopsis

Defamation is a 2009 documentary film by Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir. It examines antisemitism, the way perceptions of antisemitism affect Israeli and U.S. politics, and explores the suggestion that claims of antisemitism are exaggerated or weaponized to stifle dissent against Israel. A major focus of the film is the Anti-Defamation League. Defamation won Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yoav Shamir](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoav-shamir)
- **Screenplay:** [Yoav Shamir](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoav-shamir), [Karoline Leth](https://cinepixo.com/people/karoline-leth)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yoav Shamir](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoav-shamir)
- **Editor:** [Morten Højbjerg](https://cinepixo.com/people/morten-h-jbjerg)

## Cast

- [Uri Avnery](https://cinepixo.com/people/uri-avnery)

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Official site: http://www.defamation-thefilm.com/
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