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1996 5.0 (5 votes) 1h 35m
Genres
Drama Action Comedy
Production Companies
November Films

Under Western Eyes (Leneged Einayim Ma'araviyot)

Overview

The winner of the 1995 Jerusalem Film Festival, this political thriller centers on a young hero who returns to Israel from Berlin to ostensibly attend the funeral of his father, a convicted Russian spy. Instead he learns that the death was a ruse and that he is to be the bait in an elaborate scheme to catch his father, who has just escaped from prison. When the son learns the truth, he enters the desert to search for his father. He is assisted by a beautiful young actress. They are constantly followed by a pair of determined cops.

Key Crew

Director: Joseph Pitchhadze

Writer: Joseph Pitchhadze

Top Cast

Giora Asaulov

Fitcho Ben-Zur

Carmel Betto

Eyal Shehter

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