Hanna K.

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Hanna K. (1983)

100 min - Drama, The Palestinian-Zionist-Jewish conflict - 7 September 1983
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Israeli attorney Hanna Kaufman has her beliefs challenged when she is appointed to the defense of Selim Bakri. Kaufman, who was born in the United States to survivors of the Holocaust, has always accepted Israel's right to exist. But she bears witness to some of the costs of its sovereignty when she meets Bakri, a dispossessed Palestinian man facing serious criminal charges who wants the same thing as his supposed enemies: to reclaim his family home.

Director:  Costa-Gavras
Writers:  Costa-Gavras, Franco Solinas

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Israeli attorney Hanna Kaufman has her beliefs challenged when she is appointed to the defense of Selim Bakri. Kaufman, who was born in the United States to survivors of the Holocaust, has always accepted Israel's right to exist. But she bears witness to some of the costs of its sovereignty when she meets Bakri, a dispossessed Palestinian man facing serious criminal charges who wants the same thing as his supposed enemies: to reclaim his family home.


Collections: Costa-Gavras

Genres: Drama, The Palestinian-Zionist-Jewish conflict

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Country:   France Israel Palestinian Territory
Language:  English
Release Date:  7 September 1983

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Runtime:  1 h 40 min

Hakam Ghanem
Author: Hakam Ghanem