There's nothing wrong with wanting to be Al Pacino. There were al pacinos before Al Pacino and there will be al pacinos after Al Pacino. Danny Abeckaser is an okay al pacino. The sincere-looking stare seems to be his specialty. Not a great deal seems to have been asked of the main supporting cast except to have interesting faces (mostly they do) and not to chew the scenery. I think the only failure is the female lead. Unlike the others, she seems actually to have a character arc but she doesn't quite put it across.
I saw the movie on Israeli TV and I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned how much Hebrew is in it. Maybe the version shown in Israel isn't exactly the same as the version shown elsewhere? It was a little weird hearing an Israeli prison guard speaking Hebrew with an American accent but, as others have noted, obviously this is a movie made under budgetary constraints. There are no big set pieces or big dramatic speeches, but that's fine with me. Life generally doesn't include big set pieces or big dramatic speeches. However, despite being co-writer, writer, producer, and director as well as lead actor, Abeckaser hasn't given the audience much of a reason to care about his protagonist. A tough background isn't necessarily enough to engage sympathy.
I saw the movie on Israeli TV and I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned how much Hebrew is in it. Maybe the version shown in Israel isn't exactly the same as the version shown elsewhere? It was a little weird hearing an Israeli prison guard speaking Hebrew with an American accent but, as others have noted, obviously this is a movie made under budgetary constraints. There are no big set pieces or big dramatic speeches, but that's fine with me. Life generally doesn't include big set pieces or big dramatic speeches. However, despite being co-writer, writer, producer, and director as well as lead actor, Abeckaser hasn't given the audience much of a reason to care about his protagonist. A tough background isn't necessarily enough to engage sympathy.