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Jews killing Nazis: Hunters is sloppy, even if Al Pacino is the star

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Published: 25 February 2020

Last updated: 5 March 2024

The Al Pacino thriller about a group of Nazi hunters in 1970s New York is as subtle as a Catskills comedian, but we're not living in subtle times

Murder or mitzvah? Hunters deals with the morality of Jews killing Nazis (Jerusalem Post)
The blood-soaked series boasts a cast packed with Jewish actors, many with close personal connections to the Holocaust.

Amazon's Nazi-hunting drama is a total mess – but here's why you should watch it (Haaretz)
The Al Pacino thriller about a group of Nazi hunters in 1970s New York is as subtle as a Catskills comedian, but we're not living in subtle times

The real story behind ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino’s new Nazi-hunting Amazon series (JTA)

Photo: Al Pacino and Logan Lerman in Hunters (Christopher Saunders / Amazon Studios)
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