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Footnote
Pride, envy, vanity… How far would you go for recognition?
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Jerusalem, Israel. Professors Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik, father and son, have dedicated their lives to the study of the Jewish scriptures. Eliezer is a stubborn and methodical scholar who has never been recognized for his work; Uriel is a rising star, someone admired and praised by his colleagues. The fragile balance that has kept their personal relationship almost intact is broken in an unexpected way by a simple phone call.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
2011-05-25
Status
Released
Original Language
Hebrew
Vote Count
68
Vote Average
7.088
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Shlomo Bar-Aba
Eliezer
Lior Ashkenazi
Uriel
Aliza Rosen
Yehudit
Alma Zak
Dikla
Micah Lewensohn
Grossman
Nevo Kimchi
Fingerhut
Yuval Scharf
Noa
Daniel Markovich
Josh
Tsipi Gal
Mystery Woman
Michael Koresh
Committee Member #1
Idit Teperson
Committee Member #2
Shmuel Shiloh
Committee Member #3
Albert Iluz
Committee Member #4
Gad Kaynar
Committee Member #5
Jackey Levi
TV Host
Hanna Hacohen
Israel Prize Producer
Itay Polishuk
Security Guard
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