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Quest for the Lost Tribes
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'Quest for the Lost Tribes' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Simcha Jacobovici and released in 1998.Leslie Scrivener, "'Coincidences' cited in quest for lost tribes ; Lost tribes in India, China, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan visited in filmmaker's quest". 'Toronto Star', May 30, 1999. The film documents their travels to various places in Africa and Asia, to investigate various claims that local populations are the purported Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.Lila Sarick, "Descendants alive today, filmmaker says: Among Western adventurers, the search for the lost tribes of Israel has long rivalled quest for the Holy Grail and Ark of the Covenant". 'The Globe and Mail', November 20, 1998.
The film premiered at the John Bassett Theatre in Toronto on November 22, 1998. It received various theatrical screenings through 1999, before being broadcast by CBC Television in Canada and A&E in the United States in 2000."Documentaries examine Holy Land". 'Toronto Star', April 4, 2000.
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 20th Genie Awards in 2000."Genie Award nominations". 'Toronto Star', December 8, 1999.
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