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25/05/2011 Comedy 1h 42m
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Pride, envy, vanity… How far would you go for recognition?

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.

  1. Joseph Cedar

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Shlomo Bar-Aba

    Eliezer

  2. Lior Ashkenazi

    Uriel

  3. Aliza Rosen

    Yehudit

  4. Alma Zak

    Dikla

  5. Micah Lewensohn

    Grossman

  6. Nevo Kimchi

    Fingerhut

  7. Yuval Scharf

    Noa

  8. Daniel Markovich

    Josh

  9. Tsipi Gal

    Mystery Woman

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2025-07-21
'Footnote' didn't really do it for me. The slow start was hindering early on, specifically that very first scene where we just linger on Eliezer and Uriel; I get why, it just didn't work in getting me hooked. I found the characters kinda unlikeable too; by design but still.

I don't need to like characters, but if they aren't the most watchable in that department then they need to be interesting - the main bunch, although this element does improve (as the film does itself) as the run time ticks on, aren't all that noteworthy to see onscreen.

The second half of the movie is most c...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Hebrew

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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