Hearat Shulayim (2011)

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are father and son as well as rival professors in Talmudic Studies. When both men learn that Eliezer will be lauded for his work, their complicated relationship reaches a new peak.

Director:

Joseph Cedar

Writer:

Joseph Cedar

Stars:

Shlomo Bar-Aba, Lior Ashkenazi, Aliza Rosen

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shlomo Bar-Aba	...	Eliezer Shkolnik (as Shlomo Bar Aba)
Lior Ashkenazi	...	Uriel Shkolnik
Aliza Rosen	...	Yehudit (as Alisa Rosen)
Alma Zack	...	Dikla Shkolnik
Micah Lewensohn	...	Grossman
Nevo Kimchi	...	Fingeroot
Yuval Scharf	...	Noa
Daniel Markovich	...	Josh
Tsipi Gal	...	Mystery Woman
Michael Koresh	...	Yona Solomon, Committee Member
Idit Teperson	...	Sara Foddor, Committee Member
Shmuel Shiloh	...	Herman, Committee Member (as Shmulik Shilo)
Albert Iluz	...	Dvir Oded, Committee Member (as Albert Illouz)
Gad Kaynar	...	Committee Member
Jackey Levi	...	TV Host (as Jacky Levy)

Storyline

The story of a great rivalry between a father and son, both eccentric professors in the Talmud department of Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The son has an addictive dependency on the embrace and accolades that the establishment provides, while his father is a stubborn purist with a fear and profound revulsion for what the establishment stands for, yet beneath his contempt lies a desperate thirst for some kind of recognition. The Israel Prize, Israel's most prestigious national award, is the jewel that brings these two to a final, bitter confrontation.

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Plot Keywords:

rivalry | university | prize | talmud | judaism | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, brief nudity, language and smoking

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

25 May 2011 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Footnote

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$47,528 (USA) (9 March 2012)

Gross:

$2,007,451 (USA) (6 July 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Movie Plus, United King Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Israel's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards 2012.

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Watch (2012)

User Reviews

An onion of irony

This is a very good movie, but it could be better. The feel of the whole story very much reminded me of the Coen Brothers movie 'a serious man'. It has the same sense of general awkwardness in its characters. The story is very well told. It has a chapter structure and the parts of father and son have kind of symmetry to it, resulting in a feeling of bittersweet irony. If you like irony in all its layers and subtleties, then this is definitely something to watch. The one thing that could make this movie better in my opinion, is the climax that the whole movie is building up to, but which is left to your imagination. In my taste a little too much so, but decide for yourself!