The Attack (2012)

An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.

Director:

Ziad Doueiri

Writers:

Joelle Touma (as Joëlle Touma), Ziad Doueiri

Stars:

Ali Suliman, Reymonde Amsallem, Evgenia Dodina

5 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ali Suliman	...	Amin Jaafari
Reymonde Amsallem	...	Siham jaafari (as Reymond Amsalem)
Evgenia Dodina	...	Kim (as Evgenia Dodena)
Dvir Benedek	...	Raveed
Uri Gavriel	...	Captain Moshe
Ruba Salameh	...	Faten
Karim Saleh	...	Adel
Nisrin Siksik	...	Leila
Bassem Lulu	...	Yasser
Ezra Dagan	...	Ezra Benhaim
Ramzi Maqdisi	...	Priest
Vladimir Friedman	...	Doctor Ilan Ross
Esther Zewko	...	Miryam Benhaim
Ehab Salami	...	Sayeed
David Gavish	...	Orit

Storyline

Dr. Amin Jaafari is an assimilated Arab surgeon who seems to have it all with a promising career with honors among the Israelis in Tel Aviv. That all changes after a devastating terrorist suicide bombing and his beloved wife, Siham, is found among the dead as the primary suspect. Although initially refusing to accept that as Shin Bet interrogates him, Amin comes to realize the allegations are true. Now, the ostracized Amin resolves to find out on his own why Siham had so strong a conviction that she kept secret from him. However, the answers prove hard to come by and the truths involved have a terrible pain of their own.

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Plot Keywords:

surgeon | body identification | morgue | doctor | mosque | 

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Taglines:

This years most controversial film its most beautiful.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violent images, language and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Lebanon France Qatar Belgium

Language:

Arabic Hebrew

Release Date:

29 May 2013 (France)

Also Known As:

The Attack

Filming Locations:

Poperinge, Belgium

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$26,352, 23 June 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,714,710, 29 September 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

3B Productions,Scope Pictures,Douri Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the NY Times as of June 2013 the film has been banned or refused release in every Arab country for the crime of filming in Israel.

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Soundtracks

Death Grip
(uncredited)
Written by William J. Bergman and Jeff Edwards

User Reviews

A man's quest to find the truth...

Adaptation of the french novel 'The Assassination'. The movie was so good, but I had a hesitation over the contents. The movie tried to be a too smart by being a neutral, hence failed to convince on that issue. The problem was, it sets in the real world around real conflict, but the facts were excluded. So that led many countries to ban in their market. The good thing was, to I like the movie, the story concentrates on the human curiosity and emotion.

I thought it was an okay movie until the end twist. It was not that grand, but very- very simple and potent. Awesome filmmaking, could have been a top contender if it would have nominated for the Oscar. I wanted to rate it higher, but I feel something is not right as it was based on the real subject, but a fictional account. I definitely recommend it because the result could be different for you with your viewpoint.

7/10