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Completed - HEBREW - Drama, Jewish - 119 minutes

Log Line

An ultra-orthodox scholar is revived after dying for 40 minutes. After coming back to life, he suddenly feels a strange awakening in his body and suspects that God is testing him.

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Avishai SIVAN
Writer(s) : Avisahi SIVAN
Cast : Aharon TRAITEL, Khalifa NATOUR, Riki BLICH

Producer(s) : Ronen BEN TAL (Plan B Productions), Avishai SIVAN (The Mouth Agape), Moshe EDERY (United King), Leon EDERY (United King)

Synopsis

Haim-Aaron is an ultra-Orthodox religious scholar from Jerusalem whose talent and devotion are envied by all. One evening, following a self-imposed fast, he collapses and loses consciousness. The paramedics announce his death, but his father, refusing to let him go, takes over resuscitation efforts and, beyond all expectations, Haim-Aaron comes back to life. After the accident, he suddenly feels a strange awakening in his body and suspects that God is testing him.

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Country(ies) : ISRAEL

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Festivals and Awards

Valladolid IFF 2015 - Official Section (Best Cinematography)
Telluride FF 2015
Locarno 2015 (Special Jury Prize)
Jersualem 2015 (Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor)
Stockholm IFF 2015
Valladolid 2015
Viennale 2015
Singapore 2015
Rio de Janeiro IFF 2015
Warsaw FF 2015
Hamptons 2015
Sarajevo FF 2015
Torino FF 2015
Leeds 2015


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