A New Spirit
2017 · Movie · 99 min. · Israel
A drama inspired by the best-selling autobiography "Why Me" by Jacob Damkani. "A New Spirit" tells the story of two brothers, Jacob and Shmuel, who grew up in a poor, traditional Jewish family. As they mature, Shmuel becomes more orthodox and religious while Jacob is exposed to Christianity and ends up becoming a leader of Messianic Judaism, spreading the word of Jesus. Shmuel and the entire Orthodox community treat Jacob as a radical missionary and accuse him of stealing pure Jewish souls. The conflict between the two brothers escalates to real violence when an attempt is made to kill Jacob, causing the dissolution of the entire family.
Direction Doron Eran
Cast Imri Biton · Ohad Shahar · Doron Ben-David · Moriya Ben Harush · Shalom Shmuelov · Haim Zanati · Michael Harpaz · Maya Flamm · Jerry Haiman · Mali Siso Smadar · Zohar Yosef · Tzach Malool · Gali Ben Giat · Ze'ev Shimshoni · Matias Jimenez Nayblat · Amit Gurish
Soundtrack Dany Reichental
Screenplay Dan Ronen
Cinematography Boubkar Benzabat
Original title A New Spirit
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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