Beyond the Walls
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Director Uri Barbash Genres Drama, Prison film Country Israel | 6.8/10 Duration Language Hebrew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Arnon Zadok (Uri), Mohammed Bakri (Issan), Assi Dayan (Assaf), Rami Danon (Pitoosy)Release date 15 February 1985 (1985-02-15) (USA) Writer Benny Barbash, Uri Barbash, Eran Preis Nominations Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Similar movies Movies about Arabs, Movies about Israelis, Dramas |
Beyond the walls trailer 1984
Beyond the Walls (Hebrew: מאחורי הסורגים, MeAhorei HaSoragim, lit. "Behind the Bars") is a 1984 Israeli film directed by Uri Barbash co-wrote with Eran Preis. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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The story takes place in the high-security block of the central Israel Prison Service jail. Uri and Issam are the leaders of the Israeli and Palestinian prisoner groups, respectively. After a musical performance in the prison, a row breaks out between Hoffman, a Jewish inmate, and a Palestinian. When Hoffman is killed, the security officer initiates a fight between the sides, pinning the blame for the murder on Issam's cell. Doron, the only Jewish prisoner in the Arab cell, is asked to sign a document implicating Issam in the crime, but refuses and commits suicide. He leaves a note saying that his cell was not responsible for the crime. As a result, Uri and Issam begin a general hunger strike, and make personal sacrifices in order not to break it.
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