Ha’harug ha-17
In June 2002, a bus on its way to Tiberius from Tel Aviv was bombed. 17 people were killed, 16 were identified. No. 17 was not. He was buried a few weeks later’anonymously. The police stopped searching, believing that he must have been a foreign worker. This is where the filmmakers step in, documenting in real time over a period of six months the search for the identity of a man no-one claimed missing. The film takes the form of a detective investigation, but also pursues the stories of several people who were affected directly or indirectly by this bombing, creating a tragi-comic portrait of a society living under the shadow of death. When it seems that the investigation has reached a dead end a vague lead appears…
Diplômé de l’école de cinéma de Jérusalem. A réalisé de nombreuses séries pour la télévision, mais également des films de fiction et des documentaires, notamment : • The Barbecuers, 2001 • 5 Love Stories, 1999 • Points of View, 1998 • Home, 1994
Eden Productions
CinePhil; National Center for Jewish Film
Arik Lahav-Leibovitz
Koby Eizenman
Ron Rotem