Doubtful (2017)

Original title

מוטלים בספק

Directed by

Eliran Elya

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A screenwriter and poet is sentenced to community service teaching juvenile delinquents. He struggles to connect with the troubled teens while confronting his own past.

emotionalrawauthenticgroundedtenderseriousredemptivequietly intense

What happens

Doubtful (Hebrew: Mutalim Besafek) is a 2017 Israeli social drama film, written and directed by Eliran Elya, produced by Oren Rogovin, starring Ran Danker, as Assi, screenwriter and a poet, sentenced to community service as a juvenile delinquency teacher. The film was screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival 2017 and won two awards: Best First Film, Best Cinematography to Shai Goldman, and honorary mention for his performance to Adar Hazazi. Doubtful was nominated for nine Ophir Awards, including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film. The film produced following the support of the Israeli Film Fund, Yes, and Gesher Multicultural Film Fund. The film is based on actual events, took place in the director's life, Eliya played by Danker. The juvenile actors have no former experience, it's their debut cinematic appearance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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