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Footnote
Footnote

Footnote

Pride, envy, vanity… How far would you go for recognition?

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hebrew

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

7.088/10

Release Date

25 May 2011

Country

Israel

Cast

Shlomo Bar-Aba

Shlomo Bar-Aba

Eliezer

Lior Ashkenazi

Lior Ashkenazi

Uriel

Aliza Rosen

Aliza Rosen

Yehudit

Alma Zak

Alma Zak

Dikla

Micah Lewensohn

Micah Lewensohn

Grossman

Nevo Kimchi

Nevo Kimchi

Fingerhut

Yuval Scharf

Yuval Scharf

Noa

Daniel Markovich

Daniel Markovich

Josh

Tsipi Gal

Tsipi Gal

Mystery Woman

Michael Koresh

Michael Koresh

Committee Member #1

Idit Teperson

Idit Teperson

Committee Member #2

Shmuel Shiloh

Shmuel Shiloh

Committee Member #3

Albert Iluz

Albert Iluz

Committee Member #4

Gad Kaynar

Gad Kaynar

Committee Member #5

Jackey Levi

Jackey Levi

TV Host

Hanna Hacohen

Hanna Hacohen

Israel Prize Producer

Itay Polishuk

Itay Polishuk

Security Guard

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