Rehovot Ha'Etmol (1989)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Yehuda Ne'eman

Writers:

Rahel Habien (writer)
Jim Hawkins (writer)
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Genre:

Drama

Cast

Alon Abutbul
Jon Finch
Hans Peter Hallwachs
Alona Kimhi	...	Student
Paul McGann
Nadim Sawalha
Suzan Sylvester
Michael Warshaviak

Directed by
Yehuda Ne'eman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rahel Habien		writer
Jim Hawkins		writer
David Lan		writer
Yehuda Ne'eman		writer

Produced by
Mark Forstater	....	producer
Yeud Levanon	....	producer
Dov Maoz	....	associate producer
Jonathan Tammuz	....	associate producer
Wolfgang Tumler	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Gary Hughes

Cinematography by
Nyika Jancsó		(as Miklós Jancsó Jr.)

Film Editing by
Graham Walker

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shaul Dishy	....	first assistant director

Camera and Electrical Department
Nickol De-Castro	....	still photographer
Claus Gerling	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susanne Vierkötter	....	wardrobe

Other crew
Danny Ben Menahem	....	location manager

Also Known As:

Streets of Yesterday

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16

always topical political thriller

Dealing in the same emotional territory of personal/political betrayal as The Third Man but in the topical setting of Israel and Berlin this film from 1989 holds up well. Strong performances, good direction and an interesting use of varied locations make for a well-above-average thriller marred slightly by the flashback structure and a slightly muffled ending.

The tensions that destroy relations between Palestinians and Israelis and the forces that drive both sides to acts of political terrorism and personal betrayal underpin the movie.

It won't change minds (nor should it) but it confronts the issues clearly and without prejudice to either side. Probably therefore it will be deeply unpopular with both sides of the political spectrum - which is a measure of its success.