A financial schemer finds himself in the middle of an international scandal after he becomes a political adviser to the new Prime Minister of Israel.
Acting
Gere's finest hour—never been this pathetic or magnetic.
Direction
Cedar's rhythm turns anxiety into visual music.
Score
Sparse strings that sound like Norman's fraying nerves.
Director
Joseph Cedar
Richard Gere
Norman Oppenheimer
Lior Ashkenazi
Micha Eshel
Michael Sheen
Philip Cohen
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Alex Green
Dan Stevens
Bill Kavish
Jonathan Avigdori
Lior Keshet
Steve Buscemi
Rabbi Blumenthal
Yehuda Almagor
Duby
Hank Azaria
Srul Katz
Josh Charles
Taub
Isaach de Bankolé
Harris Yulin
Jo Wilf
Nurit Monacelli
Rita
Neta Riskin
Doval'e Glickman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gere spent months in Jerusalem's Orthodox neighborhoods; locals didn't recognize him with the yarmulke.
The film's title structure mirrors the Talmudic storytelling Cedar grew up with—rising action, then sudden collapse.
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