Hanna K. (1983)
Directed by Costa-Gavras

Drama

Film Synopsis

A Jewish woman born in the United States, Hanna Faufman immigrated to Israel after marrying a French man, whom she has since left.  Now practising as a lawyer, she is defending a Palestinien, Selim Bakri, who is suspected by the authorities of belonging to an anti-Israeli terrorist network.  Matters are complicated by the fact that the prosecuting magistrate, Josué Herzog, is a former lover of hers.  Although she is pregnant with Herzog's child, she has no intention of marrying him as she shares none of his political views.  Moreover, she still hasn't divorced Victor, whom she still relies on to give her professional advice.  Victor is still in love with Hannah, and has made several attempts to persuade her to return with him to Paris.  But Hannah is too committed to her present case, to the extent that she invites her client, Bakri, to live with her - a gesture that is regarded with suspicion, particularly by Herzog...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Costa-Gavras
  • Script: Franco Solinas, Costa-Gavras
  • Cinematographer: Ricardo Aronovich
  • Music: Gabriel Yared
  • Cast: Jill Clayburgh (Hanna Kaufman), Jean Yanne (Victor Bonnet), Gabriel Byrne (Joshua Herzog), Mohammed Bakri (Selim Bakri), David Clennon (Amnon), Shimon Finkel (Prof. Leventhal), Oded Kotler (The 'stranger'), Michal Bat-Adam (Russian woman), Dafna Levy (Dafna), Dan Muggia (Capt. Allenby-Bridge), Robert Sommer (President-Court), Bruno Corazzari (Court president), Amnon Kapeliouk (Judge), Ronald Guttman (Prison director), Dalik Volonitz (Sergeant at checkpoint), Luca Barbareschi (Young lawyer), Gideon Amir (Court lawyer), William Berger (German journalist), Izviad Arad (Tourist guide), Kassim Arian (Palestinian defendant)
  • Country: Israel / France
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 111 min

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