The Sympathizer is a period spy thriller and dark comedy series created by Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar. Based on a 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Vietnamese author Viet Thanh Nguyen, the HBO series follows the story of the Captain, a North Vietnam spy planted in the army of South Vietnam but when he is forced to flee to the United States, he keeps gathering information on his community to send it back to the Viet Cong. The Sympathizer stars Hoa Xuande in the lead role with Robert Downey Jr., Toan Le, Fred Nguyen Khan, Duy Nguyễn, Vy Le, Ky Duyen, Kieu Chinh, Alan Trong, and Sandra Oh starring in supporting roles. If you loved the spy thriller and dark comedy aspects of The Sympathizer here are some similar shows you could watch next.
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- 5/21/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Update: More than 300 Jewish creatives — including eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, “SNL” star Sarah Sherman, actor and documentarian Alex Winter and “Seinfeld” writer Larry Charles — have added their names to the list of signatories of an open letter in support of Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech.
The number of signees now sits at 492, having more than tripled since Variety first published the April 5 letter, which criticized the attacks on Glazer for being a “dangerous distraction” from the mounting death toll in Gaza while also contributing to the “suppression of free speech and dissent.”
New additions also include Oscar-winning “Anatomy of a Fall” co-writer Arthur Harari, veteran U.K. producer and Oscar winner Jeremy Thomas, “Girls” co-showrunner and co-writer Jenni Konner and “The Hunger Games” writer and director and four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross. Many members of the Israeli film community have also signed the open letter, including Oren Moverman, Nadav Lapid,...
The number of signees now sits at 492, having more than tripled since Variety first published the April 5 letter, which criticized the attacks on Glazer for being a “dangerous distraction” from the mounting death toll in Gaza while also contributing to the “suppression of free speech and dissent.”
New additions also include Oscar-winning “Anatomy of a Fall” co-writer Arthur Harari, veteran U.K. producer and Oscar winner Jeremy Thomas, “Girls” co-showrunner and co-writer Jenni Konner and “The Hunger Games” writer and director and four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross. Many members of the Israeli film community have also signed the open letter, including Oren Moverman, Nadav Lapid,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Ellise Shafer and Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Visit Films has acquired international sales rights to Amos Gitai’s Berlinale Special selection Shikun and will kick off talks with buyers at the EFM next month.
The Israeli film is inspired by Eugène Ionesco’s allegorical play Rhinoceros, and dramatises the emergence of intolerance and totalitarianism through a series of theatrical episodes that take place in a single Israeli building, the Shikun.
Among this diverse group of people of different origins and languages, some turn into rhinoceroses, while others resist.
The ensemble cast includes Irène Jacob (The Double Life Of Véronique), Hanna Laslo (Free Zone), Yael Abecassis (Sacred), Bahira Ablassi...
The Israeli film is inspired by Eugène Ionesco’s allegorical play Rhinoceros, and dramatises the emergence of intolerance and totalitarianism through a series of theatrical episodes that take place in a single Israeli building, the Shikun.
Among this diverse group of people of different origins and languages, some turn into rhinoceroses, while others resist.
The ensemble cast includes Irène Jacob (The Double Life Of Véronique), Hanna Laslo (Free Zone), Yael Abecassis (Sacred), Bahira Ablassi...
- 1/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
Apple TV Plus has set a May 6 premiere date for the second season of Israeli-produced International Emmy Award-winning global espionage thriller “Tehran.”
The new season stars Glenn Close, who appears in the first-look teaser image, and Niv Sultan, who returns as Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan, as well as Shaun Toub and Shervin Alenabi. The series will debut with the first two episodes, followed by new weekly installments each Friday during its eight-episode season through June 17.
The complete first season of “Tehran” is now streaming alongside an expanding slate of Apple Originals from all over the world.
“Tehran” was the first non-English language series to be released on Apple’s streaming service in September 2021 after it bought international distribution rights shortly after the show’s original debut in Israel in June 2020. The Hebrew and Persian-language geopolitical thriller tells the story of Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan), who goes undercover on...
The new season stars Glenn Close, who appears in the first-look teaser image, and Niv Sultan, who returns as Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan, as well as Shaun Toub and Shervin Alenabi. The series will debut with the first two episodes, followed by new weekly installments each Friday during its eight-episode season through June 17.
The complete first season of “Tehran” is now streaming alongside an expanding slate of Apple Originals from all over the world.
“Tehran” was the first non-English language series to be released on Apple’s streaming service in September 2021 after it bought international distribution rights shortly after the show’s original debut in Israel in June 2020. The Hebrew and Persian-language geopolitical thriller tells the story of Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan), who goes undercover on...
- 2/3/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The French comedy Call My Agent and Israeli drama Tehran took the top prizes at the 49th annual International Emmys, which here handed out Monday night during an in-person ceremony in New York. See the full list of winners below.
The UK boasts both top acting honors David Tennant for crime thriller Des and Hayley Squires for porn drama Adult Material — as well as winning the Non-Scripted Entertainment prize for The Masked Singer.
Norway’s Atlantic Crossing went home with the Emmy for TV Movie/Miniseries, and Thailand’s Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice won for Documentary. It was the country’s first International Emmy.
“We are delighted to be able to gather the global television community, in-person again, in New York to celebrate the world’s best television.” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce Paisner. “The diversity and geographic spread of tonight’s winners demonstrate once again...
The UK boasts both top acting honors David Tennant for crime thriller Des and Hayley Squires for porn drama Adult Material — as well as winning the Non-Scripted Entertainment prize for The Masked Singer.
Norway’s Atlantic Crossing went home with the Emmy for TV Movie/Miniseries, and Thailand’s Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice won for Documentary. It was the country’s first International Emmy.
“We are delighted to be able to gather the global television community, in-person again, in New York to celebrate the world’s best television.” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce Paisner. “The diversity and geographic spread of tonight’s winners demonstrate once again...
- 11/23/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Israeli-produced espionage thriller “Tehran,” created by “Fauda” writer Moshe Zonder and “Magpie” writer Omri Shenhar, has been renewed for a second season on Apple TV Plus after being hailed by critics following its global premiere. “Tehran” was the first non-English language series to be released on Apple’s streaming service in September after it bought international distribution rights shortly after the show’s original debut in Israel in June 2020. The Hebrew and Persian-language geopolitical thriller tells the story of Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan), who goes undercover on a mission in the titular Iranian capital. Sultan is joined by cast members Shaun Toub, Navid Negahban, Shervin Alenabi, Liraz Charhi and Menashe Noy. Dana Eden and Maor Kohn are series creators alongside Zonder, as well as director Daniel Skyrkin and writer Shenhar. “Tehran” is executive produced by Eden and Shula Spiegel for Donna and Shula Productions, Alon Aranya for Paper Plane Productions,...
- 1/26/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Apple TV+ has renewed its first non-English language original series, Israeli espionage thriller drama Tehran, for a second season.
Apple TV+ stepped in to co-produce with Israeli broadcaster Kan 11 Season 1 of Tehran, from Moshe Zonder and Omri Shenhar, and carry internationally the Israel-Iran spy thriller. Starting with Season 2, Tehran will be an Apple Original worldwide. In Israel, it will continue to air on Kan 11 as well as on Apple TV+.
The renewal for the seres, produced by Alon Aranya, comes four months after Tehran‘s premiere on Apple TV+ to strong reviews. Both Zonder and Aranya have deals at the streamer.
Tehran tells the story of Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy.
The series stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub, Navid Negahban, Shervin Alenabi, Liraz Charhi and Menashe Noy. Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden...
Apple TV+ stepped in to co-produce with Israeli broadcaster Kan 11 Season 1 of Tehran, from Moshe Zonder and Omri Shenhar, and carry internationally the Israel-Iran spy thriller. Starting with Season 2, Tehran will be an Apple Original worldwide. In Israel, it will continue to air on Kan 11 as well as on Apple TV+.
The renewal for the seres, produced by Alon Aranya, comes four months after Tehran‘s premiere on Apple TV+ to strong reviews. Both Zonder and Aranya have deals at the streamer.
Tehran tells the story of Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy.
The series stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub, Navid Negahban, Shervin Alenabi, Liraz Charhi and Menashe Noy. Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden...
- 1/26/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has debuted a new trailer for the espionage thriller series ‘Tehran’.
The eight-episode series tells the thrilling story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy.
Created by Moshe Zonder (“Fauda”), Dana Eden and Maor Kohn, and co-created and directed by Daniel Syrkin, the show stars Israeli actress Niv Sultan; Shaun Toub; Navid Negahban; Shervin Alenabi (“Baghdad in My Shadow”); Liraz Charhi (“A Late Quartet”); and Menashe Noy.
Also in trailers – Neon release uncut trailer for Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Possessor’
The series premieres globally on Appl TV+ September 25th.
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The eight-episode series tells the thrilling story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy.
Created by Moshe Zonder (“Fauda”), Dana Eden and Maor Kohn, and co-created and directed by Daniel Syrkin, the show stars Israeli actress Niv Sultan; Shaun Toub; Navid Negahban; Shervin Alenabi (“Baghdad in My Shadow”); Liraz Charhi (“A Late Quartet”); and Menashe Noy.
Also in trailers – Neon release uncut trailer for Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Possessor’
The series premieres globally on Appl TV+ September 25th.
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- 9/3/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus has released a trailer for “Tehran,” and Bravo has announced that “The Real Housewives of Orange County” will return Oct. 7.
Casting
Lifetime announced that Naomi Judd, Crystal Fox, Gil Bellows and Deborah Cox have joined the cast of “Ruby,” the first installment in a movie series centered around V.C. Andrews‘ Landry Family books. They join already announced cast members Raechelle and Karina Banno, and Lauralee Bell. The movie series follows Ruby Landry, who finds herself caught in a web of dark secrets after discovering the whereabouts of her birth family. The V.C. Andrews Landry Family book series includes “Ruby,” “Pearl in the Mist,” “All That Glitters” and “Hidden Jewel,” all of which are set to be adapted by Lifetime and will debut in 2021.
Dates
Netflix announced that “Grand Army,” a new young adult drama from playwright Katie Cappiello, will premiere Oct.
Casting
Lifetime announced that Naomi Judd, Crystal Fox, Gil Bellows and Deborah Cox have joined the cast of “Ruby,” the first installment in a movie series centered around V.C. Andrews‘ Landry Family books. They join already announced cast members Raechelle and Karina Banno, and Lauralee Bell. The movie series follows Ruby Landry, who finds herself caught in a web of dark secrets after discovering the whereabouts of her birth family. The V.C. Andrews Landry Family book series includes “Ruby,” “Pearl in the Mist,” “All That Glitters” and “Hidden Jewel,” all of which are set to be adapted by Lifetime and will debut in 2021.
Dates
Netflix announced that “Grand Army,” a new young adult drama from playwright Katie Cappiello, will premiere Oct.
- 9/2/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Apple is preparing to enter thriller territory with “Tehran,” one of Apple TV+’s first forays into the genre. The company released the trailer for the upcoming espionage series on Wednesday.
Per Apple, “Tehran” tells the thrilling story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy. The series is created by Moshe Zonder (“Fauda”), Dana Eden and Maor Kohn, and co-created and directed by Daniel Syrkin. Zonder also serves as writer alongside co-creator Omri Shenhar. “Tehran” stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub; Navid Negahban, Shervin Alenabi (“Baghdad in My Shadow”), Liraz Charhi (“A Late Quartet”), and Menashe Noy.
Though the series’ new trailer doesn’t offer much in the way of new plot details, the various scenes of interrogations, hacking, and spurts of gritty violence suggest that whatever undercover mission is happening, it will indeed...
Per Apple, “Tehran” tells the thrilling story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy. The series is created by Moshe Zonder (“Fauda”), Dana Eden and Maor Kohn, and co-created and directed by Daniel Syrkin. Zonder also serves as writer alongside co-creator Omri Shenhar. “Tehran” stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub; Navid Negahban, Shervin Alenabi (“Baghdad in My Shadow”), Liraz Charhi (“A Late Quartet”), and Menashe Noy.
Though the series’ new trailer doesn’t offer much in the way of new plot details, the various scenes of interrogations, hacking, and spurts of gritty violence suggest that whatever undercover mission is happening, it will indeed...
- 9/2/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
In today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus released a premiere date for “Tehran,” and Netflix announced a premiere date for “The Duchess.”
Dates
Apple TV Plus will premiere the first three episodes of “Tehran” on Sept. 25. The eight-episode series follows a Mossad agent who goes undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran. The show stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub, Navid Negahban, Shervin Alenabi and Menashe Noy. Apple partnered with Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11 to co-produce, and the series is created by Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden, Maor Kohn.
Netflix has announced comedy series “The Duchess” will premiere on Sept. 11. From creator, executive producer, writer and star Katherine Ryan, the show follows a chaotic single mother in London and her relationship with her daughter, Olive. Along with Ryan, Dave Becky and Josh Lieberman for 3Arts and Murray Ferguson, and Petra Fried and Ed Macdonald for Clerkenwell Films executive produce.
Dates
Apple TV Plus will premiere the first three episodes of “Tehran” on Sept. 25. The eight-episode series follows a Mossad agent who goes undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran. The show stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub, Navid Negahban, Shervin Alenabi and Menashe Noy. Apple partnered with Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11 to co-produce, and the series is created by Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden, Maor Kohn.
Netflix has announced comedy series “The Duchess” will premiere on Sept. 11. From creator, executive producer, writer and star Katherine Ryan, the show follows a chaotic single mother in London and her relationship with her daughter, Olive. Along with Ryan, Dave Becky and Josh Lieberman for 3Arts and Murray Ferguson, and Petra Fried and Ed Macdonald for Clerkenwell Films executive produce.
- 8/11/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
Eight-episode series from Fauda creator to debut in late September.
Apple has set a September 25 global premiere for its Israeli spy series Tehran from Fauda writer Moshe Zonder.
The eight-episode series will debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday.
Tehran centres on a Mossad agent who goes undercover in the Iranian capital on a mission that endangers her and everyone around her.
Israeli actress Niv Sultan (Flawless) stars alongside Shaun Toub (Homeland), Navid Negahban, Shervin Alenabi (Baghdad In My Shadow), Liraz Charhi (A Late Quartet), and Menashe Noy (Big Bad Wolves).
Apple...
Apple has set a September 25 global premiere for its Israeli spy series Tehran from Fauda writer Moshe Zonder.
The eight-episode series will debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday.
Tehran centres on a Mossad agent who goes undercover in the Iranian capital on a mission that endangers her and everyone around her.
Israeli actress Niv Sultan (Flawless) stars alongside Shaun Toub (Homeland), Navid Negahban, Shervin Alenabi (Baghdad In My Shadow), Liraz Charhi (A Late Quartet), and Menashe Noy (Big Bad Wolves).
Apple...
- 8/11/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Apple TV+ is preparing to release one of its first thrillers with “Tehran,” a series that centers on an undercover Mossad agent. Set to premiere September 25 on the streaming service, the eight-episode series will debut with the first three episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday.
Per an official synopsis from Apple, the series revolves around a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy. The series stars young Israeli actress Niv Sultan; Shaun Toub; Navid Negahban; Shervin Alenabi (“Baghdad in My Shadow”); Liraz Charhi (“A Late Quartet”); and Menashe Noy.
Apple partnered with Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11 to co-produce “Tehran.” The series is created by Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden, and Maor Kohn, and directed by Daniel Syrkin. Omri Shenhar serves as writer alongside Zonder. The series is executive produced by Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden,...
Per an official synopsis from Apple, the series revolves around a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy. The series stars young Israeli actress Niv Sultan; Shaun Toub; Navid Negahban; Shervin Alenabi (“Baghdad in My Shadow”); Liraz Charhi (“A Late Quartet”); and Menashe Noy.
Apple partnered with Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11 to co-produce “Tehran.” The series is created by Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden, and Maor Kohn, and directed by Daniel Syrkin. Omri Shenhar serves as writer alongside Zonder. The series is executive produced by Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
A bereaved vet takes his daughter on a healing road trip after she tries to kill herself, in Nimrod Eldar’s intelligent drama
Israeli film-maker Nimrod Eldar makes an accomplished and worthwhile feature debut with this very intelligent, character-driven drama, which he has written, directed and edited. A middle-aged man in Tel Aviv, Yoram (Menashe Noy), is coming to terms with the death of his wife but failing to communicate with his 17-year-old daughter, Roni (Zohar Meidan), or understand her feelings. When she makes an unsuccessful attempt to take her own life, Yoram gets it into his head to take her on a healing road trip to visit his late wife’s relatives, people that he doesn’t at all get on with – especially his reactionary, gun-toting brother-in-law, Arie (Alon Neuman).
The opening 20 minutes of the film are superbly composed, especially the extraordinarily tense scene when police officers show up at the family apartment,...
Israeli film-maker Nimrod Eldar makes an accomplished and worthwhile feature debut with this very intelligent, character-driven drama, which he has written, directed and edited. A middle-aged man in Tel Aviv, Yoram (Menashe Noy), is coming to terms with the death of his wife but failing to communicate with his 17-year-old daughter, Roni (Zohar Meidan), or understand her feelings. When she makes an unsuccessful attempt to take her own life, Yoram gets it into his head to take her on a healing road trip to visit his late wife’s relatives, people that he doesn’t at all get on with – especially his reactionary, gun-toting brother-in-law, Arie (Alon Neuman).
The opening 20 minutes of the film are superbly composed, especially the extraordinarily tense scene when police officers show up at the family apartment,...
- 6/17/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Apple has signed on to co-produce the upcoming espionage thriller series “Tehran.”
The show tells the story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy. The series stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub, Navid Negahban, Shervin Alebani, Liraz Charh, and Menashe Noy.
Apple has partnered with Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11 on the series, with Apple serving as the show’s exclusive streaming home. “Tehran” was created by Moshe Zander, Dana Eden, and Maor Kohn. Zonder also serves as writer along with Omri Shenhar. Eden executive produces along with Alon Aranya, Julien Leroux, Peter Emerson and Eldad Koblenz. Daniel Syrkin directs. It is produced by Donna and Shula Productions in association with Paper Plane Productions, with the participation of Cineflix Rights and Cosmote TV.
“Tehran” is one of several international projects in the works at Apple.
The show tells the story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy. The series stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub, Navid Negahban, Shervin Alebani, Liraz Charh, and Menashe Noy.
Apple has partnered with Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11 on the series, with Apple serving as the show’s exclusive streaming home. “Tehran” was created by Moshe Zander, Dana Eden, and Maor Kohn. Zonder also serves as writer along with Omri Shenhar. Eden executive produces along with Alon Aranya, Julien Leroux, Peter Emerson and Eldad Koblenz. Daniel Syrkin directs. It is produced by Donna and Shula Productions in association with Paper Plane Productions, with the participation of Cineflix Rights and Cosmote TV.
“Tehran” is one of several international projects in the works at Apple.
- 6/16/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Apple is adding an Israeli espionage thriller to its roster.
The tech giant/streamer has boarded drama series Tehran, from Fauda writer Moshe Zonder. Apple TV+ will serve as a co-producer on the series from Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11. As part of the deal, Apple will serve as the exclusive streaming home to the series in all territories.
Tehran revolves around a Mossad agent who goes undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy. Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub (Homeland), Navid Negahban (Homeland), Shervin Alenabi, Liraz Charhi and Menashe Noy ...
The tech giant/streamer has boarded drama series Tehran, from Fauda writer Moshe Zonder. Apple TV+ will serve as a co-producer on the series from Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11. As part of the deal, Apple will serve as the exclusive streaming home to the series in all territories.
Tehran revolves around a Mossad agent who goes undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy. Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub (Homeland), Navid Negahban (Homeland), Shervin Alenabi, Liraz Charhi and Menashe Noy ...
- 6/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Stars: Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan, Tzahi Grad, Doval’e Glickman, Menashe Noy, Dvir Benedek, Nati Kluger, Ami Weinberg, Guy Adler | Written and Directed by Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado
Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado made quite a splash at FrightFest a few years back with Rabies, the first Isreali horror film which made a little bit of history by being so popular that a third screening was arranged for it. I was in the audience for the film myself that year but on a day where I was possibly the most drunk I have ever been in my life, I unfortunately did myself a disservice and can’t recall all that much about it. Having some karma to re-balance, I took to Big Bad Wolves in the most positive frame of mind I could, buoyed by the fact that Quentin Tarantino had praised it as the best film of 2013 and that...
Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado made quite a splash at FrightFest a few years back with Rabies, the first Isreali horror film which made a little bit of history by being so popular that a third screening was arranged for it. I was in the audience for the film myself that year but on a day where I was possibly the most drunk I have ever been in my life, I unfortunately did myself a disservice and can’t recall all that much about it. Having some karma to re-balance, I took to Big Bad Wolves in the most positive frame of mind I could, buoyed by the fact that Quentin Tarantino had praised it as the best film of 2013 and that...
- 8/19/2019
- by Ian Loring
- Nerdly
A Jerusalem woman’s business career is ruined by her boss’ aggressive sexual behavior in this powerful Israeli drama.
The person who believes there’s never any excuse for putting up with the boss’s sexual harassment has probably never experienced any, let alone risked losing a position or needed salary if they complain.
Most women — and people in general — don’t have any choice but to put up with “a certain amount” of crap to get ahead at all and often is a real career advancement choice.
That’s the fix the heroine of Working Woman finds herself in: She’s wedged between the need for a job that greatly improves her young family’s prospects and the increasingly discomfiting behavior of her superior.
This second narrative feature by Israeli documentarian Michal Aviad is a strong drama that eschews melodramatic contrivance, making its points via cool (yet sometimes squirm-inducing) observation.
The person who believes there’s never any excuse for putting up with the boss’s sexual harassment has probably never experienced any, let alone risked losing a position or needed salary if they complain.
Most women — and people in general — don’t have any choice but to put up with “a certain amount” of crap to get ahead at all and often is a real career advancement choice.
That’s the fix the heroine of Working Woman finds herself in: She’s wedged between the need for a job that greatly improves her young family’s prospects and the increasingly discomfiting behavior of her superior.
This second narrative feature by Israeli documentarian Michal Aviad is a strong drama that eschews melodramatic contrivance, making its points via cool (yet sometimes squirm-inducing) observation.
- 4/16/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Michal Aviad on Glenn Close and Michael Douglas in Adrian Lyne's Fatal Attraction and Demi Moore and Douglas in Barry Levinson's Disclosure: "Before writing and while writing and researching I looked for films that deal with sexual harassment." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Michal Aviad's Working Woman, co-written with Sharon Azulay Eyal and Michal Vinik, shot by Daniel Miller, stars Liron Ben-Shlush (Asaf Korman's Next to Her), Menashe Noy (Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz' Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem), and Oshri Cohen with Irit Sheleg (Rama Burshtein's Fill The Void), and is produced by Amir Harel (Eytan Fox's Walk On Water which starred Lior Ashkenazi) and Ayelet Kait.
Michal Aviad on Liron Ben-Shlush as Orna in Working Woman: "I want to know how does it feel to be inside the female protagonist and try to look at it from her point of view.
Michal Aviad's Working Woman, co-written with Sharon Azulay Eyal and Michal Vinik, shot by Daniel Miller, stars Liron Ben-Shlush (Asaf Korman's Next to Her), Menashe Noy (Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz' Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem), and Oshri Cohen with Irit Sheleg (Rama Burshtein's Fill The Void), and is produced by Amir Harel (Eytan Fox's Walk On Water which starred Lior Ashkenazi) and Ayelet Kait.
Michal Aviad on Liron Ben-Shlush as Orna in Working Woman: "I want to know how does it feel to be inside the female protagonist and try to look at it from her point of view.
- 4/2/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Now playing in New York City at the IFC Center, Marlene Meyerson Jcc of Manhattan, Working Woman is a timely and powerful "fictional account [that] left me shaken and disturbed," as I wrote in my review. It revolves around Orna (Liron Ben-Shlush), a strong woman who has been supporting her husband Ofer (Oshri Cohen) and their three children. She returns to the workforce and quickly becomes a valuable asset to real estate developer Benny (Menashe Noy), but almost as quickly finds herself dealing with sexual harassment by her powerful boss. Director Michal Aviad (pictured) was kind enough to answer a few questions about Working Woman: This is a completely absorbing film that feels like it was ripped out of someone's soul. How did you balance...
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- 3/27/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Working Woman (Isha Ovedet) Zeitgeist Films Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net by: Harvey Karten Director: Michal Aviad Screenwriter: Sharon Azulay Eyal, Michal Vinik, Michal Aviad Cast: Liron Ben Shlush, Menashe Noy, Oshri Cohen Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 2/16/19 Opens: March 27, 2019 It should not be difficult to discourage men who harass women (or […]
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- 3/24/2019
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Exclusive: Here’s a first trailer for Berlin Film Festival premiere The Day After I’m Gone from Israel’s Spiro Films, the local producer of critical hit Foxtrot and fellow Berlin Film Festival movie The Operative, starring Diane Kruger.
Paris-based sales outfit Luxbox is handling sales at the Efm on the drama about a 50-year-old veterinarian living in Tel-Aviv who must re-examine his relationship with his adolescent daughter after she tries to end her life. He decides to take her on a journey to visit her mother’s family, a journey which becomes a process of self and mutual discovery in the desert landscape enveloping the Dead Sea.
The debut from Israeli filmmaker Nimrod Eldar stars Menashe Noy (Big Bad Wolves) and newcomer Zohar Meidan. Producers also include United King, which will distribute in Israel, Cinema Group and the Israeli Film Fund.
Paris-based sales outfit Luxbox is handling sales at the Efm on the drama about a 50-year-old veterinarian living in Tel-Aviv who must re-examine his relationship with his adolescent daughter after she tries to end her life. He decides to take her on a journey to visit her mother’s family, a journey which becomes a process of self and mutual discovery in the desert landscape enveloping the Dead Sea.
The debut from Israeli filmmaker Nimrod Eldar stars Menashe Noy (Big Bad Wolves) and newcomer Zohar Meidan. Producers also include United King, which will distribute in Israel, Cinema Group and the Israeli Film Fund.
- 2/7/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
22 films in the Panorama programme so far, with nine directorial debuts.
The first 22 titles from the 2019 Berlin Film Festival (Feb 7-17) Panorama programme have been revealed.
Scroll down for the full line-up
The European premiere of UK director Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir, starring Tilda Swinton, her daughter Honor Swinton-Byrne and Tom Burke, and the world premiere of Seamus Murphy’s Pj Harvey documentary A Dog Called Money are among the titles confirmed today.
The line-up also includes the directing debuts of actors Jonah Hill (Mid90s) and Alexander Gorchilin (Acid), and Rob Garver’s documentary What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael,...
The first 22 titles from the 2019 Berlin Film Festival (Feb 7-17) Panorama programme have been revealed.
Scroll down for the full line-up
The European premiere of UK director Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir, starring Tilda Swinton, her daughter Honor Swinton-Byrne and Tom Burke, and the world premiere of Seamus Murphy’s Pj Harvey documentary A Dog Called Money are among the titles confirmed today.
The line-up also includes the directing debuts of actors Jonah Hill (Mid90s) and Alexander Gorchilin (Acid), and Rob Garver’s documentary What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The Berlin Film Festival has revealed a large selection of movies for its Panorama strand. Section head Paz Lázaro and co-curator and programme manager Michael Stütz have revealed 22 titles, 14 of which will be world premieres.
Among highlights are Jonah Hill’s directorial debut Mid90s; Jamie Bell starrer Skin, about the USA’s neo-Nazi scene; Tilda Swinton drama The Souvenir; and What She Said: The Art Of Pauline Kael, about the legendary film critic.
Panorama Films:
37 Seconds – Japan
by Hikari (Mitsuyo Miyazaki)
with Mei Kayama, Misuzu Kanno, Makiko Watanabe, Shunsuke Daitō, Yuka Itaya
World premiere – Debut film
Director Hikari, aka Mitsuyo Miyazaki, tells the story of Yuma, a young Japanese woman who suffers from cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, Yuma struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Dafne – Italy
by Federico Bondi
with Carolina Raspanti, Antonio Piovanelli,...
Among highlights are Jonah Hill’s directorial debut Mid90s; Jamie Bell starrer Skin, about the USA’s neo-Nazi scene; Tilda Swinton drama The Souvenir; and What She Said: The Art Of Pauline Kael, about the legendary film critic.
Panorama Films:
37 Seconds – Japan
by Hikari (Mitsuyo Miyazaki)
with Mei Kayama, Misuzu Kanno, Makiko Watanabe, Shunsuke Daitō, Yuka Itaya
World premiere – Debut film
Director Hikari, aka Mitsuyo Miyazaki, tells the story of Yuma, a young Japanese woman who suffers from cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, Yuma struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Dafne – Italy
by Federico Bondi
with Carolina Raspanti, Antonio Piovanelli,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, “mid90s,” about a 13-year-old skateboarder’s coming of age, and a documentary on influential film critic Pauline Kael are among the works that will screen in the Panorama section of the upcoming Berlin Film Festival.
Films starring Tilda Swinton and Jamie Bell and titles from countries including Israel, Brazil and Japan were also announced in the first batch of 22 Panorama selections unveiled by the Berlinale on Tuesday. Nine of the films are debut works, and 14 will have their world premiere in the German capital. The section is curated by Paz Lázaro and co-curator and program manager Michael Stütz.
“mid90s” follows teenage Stevie as he joins up with four skateboarding punks who take him under their wing. Variety described Hill’s debut film as “a slice of street life made up of skittery moments that achieve a bone-deep reality. And because you believe what you’re seeing,...
Films starring Tilda Swinton and Jamie Bell and titles from countries including Israel, Brazil and Japan were also announced in the first batch of 22 Panorama selections unveiled by the Berlinale on Tuesday. Nine of the films are debut works, and 14 will have their world premiere in the German capital. The section is curated by Paz Lázaro and co-curator and program manager Michael Stütz.
“mid90s” follows teenage Stevie as he joins up with four skateboarding punks who take him under their wing. Variety described Hill’s debut film as “a slice of street life made up of skittery moments that achieve a bone-deep reality. And because you believe what you’re seeing,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
France, Benelux swoop on Working Woman, while The Third Wife goes to UK/Ireland, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal is continuing to rack up sales on two titles that are screening here in Busan – Israeli filmmaker Michal Aviad’s Working Woman, which is playing in Flash Forward, and Ash Mayfair’s debut feature, The Third Wife, screening in A Window On Asian Cinema.
Working Woman, which tells the story of a working mother having to cope with an abusive new boss, has been sold to France (Kmbo) and Benelux (Arti). Warmly received at Toronto International Film Festival following its premiere in Jerusalem,...
Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal is continuing to rack up sales on two titles that are screening here in Busan – Israeli filmmaker Michal Aviad’s Working Woman, which is playing in Flash Forward, and Ash Mayfair’s debut feature, The Third Wife, screening in A Window On Asian Cinema.
Working Woman, which tells the story of a working mother having to cope with an abusive new boss, has been sold to France (Kmbo) and Benelux (Arti). Warmly received at Toronto International Film Festival following its premiere in Jerusalem,...
- 10/6/2018
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
A typical skeptic’s response to the #MeToo movement has been “Well, why didn’t she just get another job? Why would anyone keep working with a boss who behaves inappropriately?” This argument tends to overlook the fact that many women — and people in general — don’t have infinite employment options, bridge-burning may be seriously detrimental to their careers and many have to put up with “a certain amount” of crap to get ahead at all. The person who believes there’s never any excuse for putting up with harassment has probably never experienced any, let alone risked losing an advantageous position or salary if they complain.
That’s the fix the heroine of “Working Woman” finds herself in: She’s wedged between need for a job that greatly improves her young family’s prospects and the increasingly discomfiting behavior of her superior. This second narrative feature by Israeli documentarian...
That’s the fix the heroine of “Working Woman” finds herself in: She’s wedged between need for a job that greatly improves her young family’s prospects and the increasingly discomfiting behavior of her superior. This second narrative feature by Israeli documentarian...
- 10/4/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – The title event of “Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem” is a prison sentence with no predictable day of release. The prisoner is Viviane (a fascinating Ronit Elkabetz), a soft-spoken middle-aged woman well beyond the point of a content unhappiness. She is trapped to a farce, as the divorce laws of Israel demand that a husband agree to the divorce before it can be finalized, with three rabbis and a lawyer each to discuss the event.
Viviane’s desire to start a new life away from her current husband Elisha (Simon Abkarian) becomes a hell on earth as he proves an unmovable object, a warden with no empathy who refuses to show up for many of the hearings (he doesn’t really have to unless it gets really bad, according to law). It takes him about a year and a half to finally appear first time, and even...
Viviane’s desire to start a new life away from her current husband Elisha (Simon Abkarian) becomes a hell on earth as he proves an unmovable object, a warden with no empathy who refuses to show up for many of the hearings (he doesn’t really have to unless it gets really bad, according to law). It takes him about a year and a half to finally appear first time, and even...
- 2/28/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Horse & Carriage: The Elkabetzs’ Kafkaesque Interpretation of So-Called Sacred Institution
The third film in a trilogy examining the relationship between a husband and wife comes full circle with Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, a viciously astute examination of Israel’s divorce procedures. Brother and sister directing duo Roni and Schlomi Elkabetz began their enterprise back in 2004 with To Take a Wife, which continued with 7 Days in 2007, though it isn’t necessary to have seen either of these features to appreciate what they’re doing here with this deliciously crafted drama that’s as infuriating as it is highly engrossing. If on paper it sounds like a tedious slog of a subject matter, put aside those assumptions because the Elkabetzs’ have made an invigorating, emotionally charged powder keg, a film that simultaneously harpoons the misogynistic practices of the rabbinical courts just as it gives powerful agency to its highly determined female protagonist.
The third film in a trilogy examining the relationship between a husband and wife comes full circle with Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, a viciously astute examination of Israel’s divorce procedures. Brother and sister directing duo Roni and Schlomi Elkabetz began their enterprise back in 2004 with To Take a Wife, which continued with 7 Days in 2007, though it isn’t necessary to have seen either of these features to appreciate what they’re doing here with this deliciously crafted drama that’s as infuriating as it is highly engrossing. If on paper it sounds like a tedious slog of a subject matter, put aside those assumptions because the Elkabetzs’ have made an invigorating, emotionally charged powder keg, a film that simultaneously harpoons the misogynistic practices of the rabbinical courts just as it gives powerful agency to its highly determined female protagonist.
- 2/11/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Music Box Films Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: A- Director: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz Screenwriter: Sivan Lavy Cast: Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Menashe Noy, Sasson Gaba, Eli Gornstein Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 1/6/15 Opens: February 13, 2015 In the Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein’s musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” Tevye, the principal character, notes that “without tradition, we’re as shaky as a fiddler on the roof.” Point well taken. Certain rituals and traditions cement families and bind citizens more closely to their countries. Think of the traditional fireworks on the Fourth of July, the birds [ Read More ]
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- 2/1/2015
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has unveiled its 2015 line-up which includes films representing 54 countries, 23 world premieres and 53 U.S. premieres. The U.S. premiere of Niki Caro’s McFarland USA will close out the 30th fest. Based on the 1987 true story and starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello, the film follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California’s farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. The unlikely band of runners overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well.
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
- 1/8/2015
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
A self-acknowledged "showcase for Academy Award frontrunners," the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is often overlooked for the actual films that earn it festival status. An amalgamation of international discoveries and ’merica’s circuit highlights, the Sbiff curates a week of best-of-the-best to pair with their star-praising. The 2015 edition offers another expansive selection, bookended by two films that aren’t on any radars just yet. Sbiff will open with "Desert Dancer," producer Richard Raymond’s directorial debut. Starring Reece Ritchie and Frieda Pinto, the drama follows a group of friends who wave off the harsh political climate of Iran’s 2009 presidential election in favor of forming a dance team, picking up moves from Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev thanks to the magic of YouTube. The festival will close with "McFarland, USA," starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello. Telling the 1987 true story of a Latino high school’s underdog cross-country team,...
- 1/8/2015
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
Other festival prize winners include Self Made, Red Leaves and The Decent One.
Gett, the Trial of Vivian Amsalem, by Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz [pictured], the third part of a trilogy about the painfully, never ending process of an Israeli-style divorce; and Princess, the debut picture of Tali Shalom-Ezer about a girl’s troubled rites of passage in a complicated household, shared the Haggiag Award for Best Israeli Feature at this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival.
Gett, which was first unveiled earlier in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, also won the festival’s new audience award.
Gett’s Menashe Noy collected the best actor award while young Shira Hass was crowned best actress for her performance in Princess. Princess was also recognized for best cinematography (Radek Ladzuk) and best music (Ishai Adar). Additional awards went to Self Made (best Script to Shira Geffen, best editing to Nilli Feller), with Bazi Gete’s Red Leaves picked as best first film.
Vanessa Lapa...
Gett, the Trial of Vivian Amsalem, by Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz [pictured], the third part of a trilogy about the painfully, never ending process of an Israeli-style divorce; and Princess, the debut picture of Tali Shalom-Ezer about a girl’s troubled rites of passage in a complicated household, shared the Haggiag Award for Best Israeli Feature at this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival.
Gett, which was first unveiled earlier in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, also won the festival’s new audience award.
Gett’s Menashe Noy collected the best actor award while young Shira Hass was crowned best actress for her performance in Princess. Princess was also recognized for best cinematography (Radek Ladzuk) and best music (Ishai Adar). Additional awards went to Self Made (best Script to Shira Geffen, best editing to Nilli Feller), with Bazi Gete’s Red Leaves picked as best first film.
Vanessa Lapa...
- 7/20/2014
- by dfainaru@netvision.net.il (Edna Fainaru)
- ScreenDaily
Here's 3 international clips and a featurette for the isralian movie directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, "Big Bad Wolves". Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan, Tzahi Grad, Doval'e Glickman, Menashe Noy, Dvir Benedek and Kais Nashif are starring.A series of brutal murders puts the lives of three men on a collision course: The father of the latest victim now out for revenge, a vigilante police detective operating outside the boundaries of law, and the main suspect in the killings - a religious studies teacher arrested and released due to a police blunder....
- 7/1/2014
- www.ohmygore.com/
Everyone knows that the best fairy tales are the really dark ones you never heard as a child. What’s better: Cinderella’s ugly stepsisters pouting in the background, or getting their eyes pecked out by vengeful doves? The Evil Queen in Snow White falling off a cliff, or dancing in red-hot iron shoes until she drops dead? I’ll consider that point proven.
Big Bad Wolves, an Israeli film from writer-directors Navot Papushado and Aharon Kashales, wants to be a modern fairy tale for adults, one which bets on being as twisted and disturbing as possible. Though Quentin Tarantino (probably knowingly) damned Big Bad Wolves by naming it the best film of 2013, which it certainly is not (despite it playing almost like a feature-length version of the torture scene from Tarantino’s own Reservoir Dogs), there’s still an undeniable fascination to be found in watching a tale of...
Big Bad Wolves, an Israeli film from writer-directors Navot Papushado and Aharon Kashales, wants to be a modern fairy tale for adults, one which bets on being as twisted and disturbing as possible. Though Quentin Tarantino (probably knowingly) damned Big Bad Wolves by naming it the best film of 2013, which it certainly is not (despite it playing almost like a feature-length version of the torture scene from Tarantino’s own Reservoir Dogs), there’s still an undeniable fascination to be found in watching a tale of...
- 4/19/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Directed by Navot Papushado and Aharon Keshales and starring Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan, Tzahi Grad, Dov Glickman, Menashe Noy and Dvir Bendek, Big Bad Wolves was praised by Quentin Tarantino as "the best film of the year." A series of brutal murders puts the lives of three men on a collision course: the father of the latest victim now out for revenge, a vigilante police detective operating outside the boundaries of law, and the main suspect in the killings - a religious studies teacher arrested and released due to a police blunder. Blu-ray/DVD Basics Street Date: April 22, 2014 Running Time: 110 min. MPAA Rating: Not Rated Language: English Dub Track, Hebrew Subtitles: English Sdh, English, Spanish and French Bonus Features Making of Big Bad Wolves Axs TV: A Look at Big Bad Wolves...
- 3/13/2014
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Stars: Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan, Tzahi Grad, Doval’e Glickman, Menashe Noy, Dvir Benedek, Nati Kluger, Ami Weinberg, Guy Adler | Written and Directed by Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado
Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado made quite a splash at FrightFest a few years back with Rabies, the first Isreali horror film which made a little bit of history by being so popular that a third screening was arranged for it. I was in the audience for the film myself that year but on a day where I was possibly the most drunk I have ever been in my life, I unfortunately did myself a disservice and can’t recall all that much about it. Having some karma to re-balance, I took to Big Bad Wolves in the most positive frame of mind I could, buoyed by the fact that Quentin Tarantino had praised it as the best film of 2013 and that...
Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado made quite a splash at FrightFest a few years back with Rabies, the first Isreali horror film which made a little bit of history by being so popular that a third screening was arranged for it. I was in the audience for the film myself that year but on a day where I was possibly the most drunk I have ever been in my life, I unfortunately did myself a disservice and can’t recall all that much about it. Having some karma to re-balance, I took to Big Bad Wolves in the most positive frame of mind I could, buoyed by the fact that Quentin Tarantino had praised it as the best film of 2013 and that...
- 2/3/2014
- by Ian Loring
- Nerdly
Title: Big Bad Wolves (Mi mefahed mezeev hara) Magnet Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B+ Director: Navot Papushado, Aharon Keshales Screenplay: Navot Papushado, Aharon Keshales Cast: Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan, Tzahi Grad, Doval’e Glickman, Menashe Noy Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 1/9/14 Opens: January 17, 2014 Anyone who thinks that Israelis cannot mount an exciting thriller has not seen the American copy of “Hostages,” which ended its run in January. The Americans who picked up the program may have invented their own version, but it’s pretty close to the one shown in Israel starring Ayelet Zurir and picked up whole by the BBC. Then [ Read More ]
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- 1/13/2014
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Big Bad Wolves blends elements of the horror thriller and comedy genres. The ultimate premise is revenge but knowing Keshales and Papsuahdos work were in for a hearty multilayered visual treat. Honestly these two do not let down as filmmakers their willingness to take major risks yields some highly rewarding results. Magnet will release Big Bad Wolves on the Us on January 17 2014. Big Bad Wolves features the onscreen talents of Lior Ashkenazi (Rabies) Kais Nashif (Body of Lies) Dvir Benedek (The Attack) Menashe Noy (Rabies) Ami Weinberg (Munich) and Gur Bentvich (OffWhite Lies).
- 12/3/2013
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
From the press release:
Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?
Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.
This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.
The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...
Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?
Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.
This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.
The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...
- 6/30/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The first trailer for Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado's revenge thriller Big Bad Wolves has arrived and can be watched below, thanks to twitch.
Magnet Releasing will distribute the film in the U.S. It's about a vigilante cop and a vengeful father who capture and interrogate an accused serial killer. Keshales and Papushado’s brutal follow-up to Rabies examines a horror that most would not want to imagine: what would you do if someone hurt the one you loved most?
The film stars Lior Ashkenazi, Tzachi Grad, Rotem Keinan, Dov Glickman, Menashe Noy and Dvir Benedek.
Read more...
Magnet Releasing will distribute the film in the U.S. It's about a vigilante cop and a vengeful father who capture and interrogate an accused serial killer. Keshales and Papushado’s brutal follow-up to Rabies examines a horror that most would not want to imagine: what would you do if someone hurt the one you loved most?
The film stars Lior Ashkenazi, Tzachi Grad, Rotem Keinan, Dov Glickman, Menashe Noy and Dvir Benedek.
Read more...
- 6/20/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The first trailer for Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado's revenge thriller Big Bad Wolves has arrived and can be watched below, thanks to twitch . Magnet Releasing will distribute the film in the U.S. It's about a vigilante cop and a vengeful father who capture and interrogate an accused serial killer. Keshales and Papushado.s brutal follow-up to Rabies examines a horror that most would not want to imagine: what would you do if someone hurt the one you loved most? The film stars Lior Ashkenazi, Tzachi Grad, Rotem Keinan, Dov Glickman, Menashe Noy and Dvir Benedek.
- 6/20/2013
- Comingsoon.net
The Stanley Film Festival, which will host its debut fest at the iconic and legendary Stanley Hotel in Colorado from May 2-5, has announced its official feature film line-up, with the Eli Roth-starring earthquake thriller Aftershock taking center stage as the fest’s closing night film.
Roth will be on hand to accept the Inaugural Visionary Award and take part in a Q&A after the film.
“Since his debut on the film festival scene with Cabin Fever in 2002, Eli Roth has become a leading force in the horror genre. Whether acting, producing, directing or writing – his many talents are what made titles like Hostel and Inglourious Basterds shine,” says Festival Director Jenny Bloom. “His body of work will set the Stanley Film Festival Visionary Award precedent high for years to come.”
The Stanley Film Festival is curated by Programming Director Landon Zakheim and programmer Michael Lerman, who selected films from 13 different countries,...
Roth will be on hand to accept the Inaugural Visionary Award and take part in a Q&A after the film.
“Since his debut on the film festival scene with Cabin Fever in 2002, Eli Roth has become a leading force in the horror genre. Whether acting, producing, directing or writing – his many talents are what made titles like Hostel and Inglourious Basterds shine,” says Festival Director Jenny Bloom. “His body of work will set the Stanley Film Festival Visionary Award precedent high for years to come.”
The Stanley Film Festival is curated by Programming Director Landon Zakheim and programmer Michael Lerman, who selected films from 13 different countries,...
- 4/2/2013
- by Brad McHargue
- DreadCentral.com
Title: Rabies (Kalevet) Directed by: Ahron Keshales and Navot Papushado Starring: Lior Ashkenazi, Danny Geva, Ania Bukstein, Menashe Noy, and Yael Grobglas Running time: 94/minutes, Unrated Two couples driving to a tennis match stop on the side of a wooded road when one of the girls to pee, and they accidentally hit a guy who has already been injured and is looking for his sister who has fallen into a trap. Meanwhile a park ranger and his dog happen upon a woman who is almost murdered by a knife wielding maniac. The two men from the car leave their girls behind to help the man find his sister, when two [ Read More ]...
- 4/14/2012
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Israeli horror flick 'Rabies' (Aka 'Kalevet') will be spreading onto DVD next week when it arrives on shelves across the Us thanks to Image Entertainment. It screened here in the UK late last August at London's Film 4 FrightFest as well as at the UK Jewish Film Festival held last November. The movie comes from writer/directing team Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado and it's unleashed on DVD from 28 February. 'Rabies' stars Lior Ashkenazi, Danny Geva, Ania Bukstein, Menashe Noy, Ran Danker, Henry David, Ofer Shechter, Liat Harlev, Yael Grobglas and Efrat Boimold. Check out the DVD artwork along with the trailer for the flick below....
- 2/22/2012
- Horror Asylum
Israel's first ever horror flick 'Rabies' (Aka 'Kalevet') is getting a second wind here in the UK. After it's positive reviews following its first UK screening at the Film 4 FrightFest in London at the end of August it seems that 'Rabies' will be spreading itself onto the big screen at next month's UK Jewish Film Festival. The work of writer/director team Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado the horror flick will be showing at both the The Coronet Cinema (Notting Hill Gate, London) on 12 November at 10pm and also at the Peckham Plex (Peckham, London) on 17 November at 8.30pm. So if you're in the vacinity why not pick up some tickets. Image Entertainment have already picked up the Us rights for distribution stateside. Lior Ashkenazi, Danny Geva, Ania Bukstein, Menashe Noy, Ran Danker, Henry David, Ofer Shechter, Liat Harlev, Yael Grobglas and Efrat Boimold all star.
- 10/27/2011
- Horror Asylum
Rabies (Kalavet) Written and Directed by: Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado Starring: Lior Ashkenazi, Danny Geva, Ania Bukstein, Menashe Noy, Ran Danker, Henry David, Ofer Shechter, and Liat Harlev Take a dash of Very Bad Things and cross it with Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, and you might get something like Rabies. Ironically, the story has nothing to do with Rabies, and I have no idea why that is the English title. The film has the distinction of being the first horror export out of Israel, and it is a nice surprise. The story begins with a brother and sister seeking refuge in the woods because their, um, relationship is frowned upon. Unfortunately for the sister, a lunatic has dotted the woods with archaic (yet effective) booby traps, and she finds herself at the bottom of one of the traps. Simultaneously, a foursome of coeds takes a wrong turn on...
- 9/30/2011
- by Shannon
- FilmJunk
Israeli horror flick 'Rabies' recently had it's Us rights picked over at Cannes by Image Entertainment. This being Navot Papushado and Aharon Keshales' feature debut it's a huge deal especially by getting to run this theatrically so kudos to them both. A new Us one-sheet has been released which you can check out below. 'Rabies' stars Lior Ashkenazi, Danny Geva, Ania Bukstein, Menashe Noy, Ran Danker, Henry David, Ofer Shechter, Liat Harlev, Yael Grobglas and Efrat Boimold. Mongrel Media managed to score the Canadian rights....
- 5/20/2011
- Horror Asylum
It can be a lot of fun to see American popular culture refracted through the prism of another country. "Rabies," is the first Israeli movie made in that quintessential American genre, the slasher film. And it does feature many of the slasher cliches we've come to know and love: the dog that wanders off too far into the forrest, the killer who can magically sneak up people without making a sound, the car full of nubile hotties that gets lost in the woods. But what starts as a rather typical slasher film with Israeli accents eventually reveals itself to be something a bit more complicated. "Rabies" has a point beyond exploitation, I'm just not sure I agree with it. Or maybe what I really disagree with is the way that point is made.
We'll get to that in a second. First, the plot, which, to my disappointment, does not contain any actual rabies.
We'll get to that in a second. First, the plot, which, to my disappointment, does not contain any actual rabies.
- 4/26/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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