Big Bad Wolves (2013)

Original title

מי מפחד מהזאב הרע

Directed by

Navot Papushado, Aharon Keshales

Genre

horror film, crime film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 422 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three Israeli adults kidnap a school teacher they believe raped and murdered a young girl. They torture him in a remote house to force a confession, while the police and family get tangled in the violent pursuit of justice.

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What happens

Big Bad Wolves (Hebrew: מי מפחד מהזאב הרע, Mi mefakhed mehaze'ev hara, direct translation: "Who's afraid of the bad wolf") is a 2013 Israeli black comedy horror-thriller film written and directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, produced by Tami Leon and by Moshe and Leon Edry through their United King Films banner. The film focuses on the story of three Israeli adults who abduct a young school teacher in order to torture and interrogate him about the murder and rape case of a young girl in the woods. The film was the official selection of Tribeca Film Festival and premiered in the festival on April 21, 2013. The film was released on August 15, 2013 in Israel and received mostly positive reviews across Israel, the United States, and other countries worldwide and was screened in various other film festivals, mainly for its humor, screenwriting, direction, torture scenes, acting and originality. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino praised the film and called it 2013's best film, with his praise being labeled on the film's US poster. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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