Hunting Elephants (2013)

In Jerusalem, a bullied teen befriends his grandfather and long lost uncle and soon they decide to solve their financial problems by robbing a bank.

Director:

Reshef Levi

Writers:

Reshef Levi, Regev Levy (as Regev Levi)

Stars:

Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov, Patrick Stewart

7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sasson Gabai	...	Eliyahu
Moni Moshonov	...	Nick
Patrick Stewart	...	Lord Michael Simpson
Gil Blank	...	Yonatan
Yaël Abecassis	...	Dorit
Moshe Ivgy	...	Deddy
Zvika Hadar	...	Daniel
Rotem Zissman-Cohen	...	Sigi (as Rotem Zussman-Cohen)
Meirav Koperberg	...	Simona
Tikva Dayan	...	Parents' home manager (as Tiki Dayan)
Alexander Peleg	...	Lesman (as Alex Peleg)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maria Belkin
Ezra Dagan
Rot Frhaci
Adam Gabay	...	Yoval

Storyline

Three elderly men and grandson Yonatan find themselves stuck together in a Jerusalem nursing home. The kid is a genius, but stammers and is bullied at school. Yonatan's grandfather, Eliahu, whom he had never met, is a former member of the Lehi (pre-State Jewish underground), and a cold person. Eliahu's best friend from Lehi, Nick, is full of ambition and passion that will never materialize; and Eliahu's English brother-in-law, a has-been, third-rate actor in debt for two hundred thirty-two thousand euros. There's one thing keeping them together, they all want to rob the bank that employed Yonatan's deceased father to avenge it for not paying the Yonatan's mother compensation for his dad's death, due to the "small print" in his employment contract, and they want the money to make their last wish come true.

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Plot Keywords:

bank | grandfather grandson relationship | israel | teenage boy | 15 year old | 

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Taglines:

Three old men, a clever kid and a bank that just had to be robbed.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Israel USA

Language:

Hebrew English Thai

Release Date:

July 2013 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Canailles connection

Filming Locations:

Jerusalem, Israel

Box Office

Budget:

ILS 10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bleiberg Entertainment, Hunting Elephants Film Production - Limited Partnership, United King Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sir Patrick Stewart replaced John Cleese, who became unavailable due to medical reasons.

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Quotes

Yonatan: If you cleaned toilets, you'd say you're Chief of Hygiene.

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Connections

Referenced in A Wonderful Country: Episode #11.2 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Funky Love
Written by 'Gilad Benamram'
Performed by 'Project Curious'
Courtesy of EverBliss Music Corporation

User Reviews

Israeli crime ...

... movie that is. With a very prominent face -> Patrick Stewart. He is the one character who's talking in English (other characters speak English to him as well), but this is a refreshing new take in Israeli cinema. And it all might have started with two horror movie friends. Genre cinema can creep into every corner of the world and it's nice to see movies with different sensibilities.

This movie though may have needed a bit of a rewrite here and there, but it's decent enough to have fun with it. It's clear that the filmmakers have seen their fair share of heist and con thrillers over the years. You get a feeling that they are toying with you a bit. In a good sense that is