Ha-Hesder (2000)

Is today's fanaticism tomorrow's policy? In a West Bank settlement, Rabbi Meltzer has a grand design: he's building a movement "to pray at the Temple Mount." His yeshiva has scholars, and ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Cedar

Writer:

Joseph Cedar

Stars:

Aki Avni, Tinkerbell, Idan Alterman

6 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Aki Avni	...	Menachem
Tinkerbell	...	Michal
Idan Alterman	...	Pini
Assi Dayan	...	Rabbi Meltzer
Micha Celektar	...	Itamar
Amnon Wolf	...	Mookie
Shimon Mimran	...	Benny
Uri Klauzner	...	Sivan (as Uri Klausner)
Samuel Calderon	...	Doron (as Shemuel Kalderon)

Storyline

Is today's fanaticism tomorrow's policy? In a West Bank settlement, Rabbi Meltzer has a grand design: he's building a movement "to pray at the Temple Mount." His yeshiva has scholars, and the settlement is getting its own military company to be commanded by Menachem, a disciple of the rabbi. He also wants his daughter, Michal, to marry Pini, the yeshiva's best scholar. Michal has no interest in Pini, but she is attracted to Menachem. When she rebuffs Pini, he hatches a bold and secret plan. Is jealousy the motivation or something else? Meanwhile, the army and Mossad are closely watching the rabbi's activities and Menachem's military training. Who is trustworthy?

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Plot Keywords:

terrorism

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

30 November 2000 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Time of Favor

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$15,827 (USA) (18 January 2002)

Gross:

$137,340 (USA) (5 July 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Factory Production Ltd., Israel Film Fund, Yes Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Sharon Amrani: Remember His Name (2010)

User Reviews

Could Have Been A Better Effort

This is the first Israeli film I have seen and I really wanted to get to know more about the citizens via this route. Though I did learn some things, it isn't enough to recommend. The director presumes the audience knows the situation and all the locales. Though I keep up with the news daily, I just couldn't identify with the West Bank settlers. The undertone of religious renegades and dark collusion just wasn't filmed correctly. The scenes kept jumping around and I wanted to call the editor and ask why there couldn't be more of a flow to the sequences. I am looking forward to seeing more Israeli productions. Perhaps I can learn more of that beseiged society that I didn't feel here.