Hanna K. (1983)

A female American Israeli lawyer is defending a Palestinian charged by an Israeli court. It's a tough case because of strong political background. Meanwhile she finds out she's pregnant and thinks about abortion.

Director:

Costa-Gavras

Writers:

Franco Solinas (original scenario), Costa-Gavras (original scenario),

Stars:

Jill Clayburgh, Jean Yanne, Gabriel Byrne

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jill Clayburgh	...	Hanna Kaufman
Jean Yanne	...	Victor Bonnet
Gabriel Byrne	...	Joshua Herzog
Mohammed Bakri	...	Selim Bakri
David Clennon	...	Amnon
Shimon Finkel	...	Prof. Leventhal
Oded Kotler	...	The 'stranger'
Michal Bat-Adam	...	Russian woman
Dafna Levy	...	Dafna
Dan Muggia	...	Capt. Allenby-Bridge
Robert Sommer	...	President-Court
Bruno Corazzari	...	Court president
Amnon Kapeliouk	...	Judge
Ronald Guttman	...	Prison director
Dalik Volonitz	...	Sergeant at checkpoint

Storyline

A female American Israeli lawyer is defending a Palestinian charged by an Israeli court. It's a tough case because of strong political background. Meanwhile she finds out she's pregnant and thinks about abortion.

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Plot Keywords:

abortion | israel | title ends with period | refrigerator | independent film | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Israel France

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 1983 (France)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont, K.G. Productions, Films A2

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

User Reviews

Gripping, evocative film

Costa-Gavras has superbly captured the mood and atmosphere of Jerusalem and its diverse people in this sombre work. It's an intriguing film for that reason alone. But he also has set a complex story with fascinating characters on that unique stage. You have to work at watching it a bit, but the effort is worthwhile. It's also one of Jill Clayburgh's best roles