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Bethlehem
“When you are playing both sides, who do you trust?”
20136.11h 39m
Overview
Bethlehem tells the story of the unlikely bond between Razi, an Israeli secret service officer, and his Palestinian informant Sanfur, the younger brother of a senior Palestinian militant. Razi recruited Sanfur when he was just 15, and developed a very close, almost fatherly relationship to him. Now 17, Sanfur tries to navigate between Razi’s demands and his loyalty to his brother, living a double life and lying to both men.
Directed by Yuval Adler
Written by Ali Vakad, Yuval Adler
Produced by Sébastien Delloye, Diana Elbaum, Sonja Ewers
0Top Cast
Tsahi Halevi
Razi
Shadi Mar'i
Sanfur
Hitham Omari
Badawi
Tarik Kopty
Abu Ibrahim
G
George Iskandar
Nasser
Y
Yossi Eini
Levy
E
Efrat Shnap
Maya
K
Karem Shakur
Abu Mussa
I
Ibrahim Saqallah
Tayson
M
Michael Shtamler
Einat
Themes & Keywords
palestinian-israeli conflictinformant
About Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a drama, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of palestinian-israeli conflict, informant. Directed by Yuval Adler, it stars Tsahi Halevi, Shadi Mar'i, Hitham Omari. Bethlehem tells the story of the unlikely bond between Razi, an Israeli secret service officer, and his Palestinian informant Sanfur, the younger brother of a senior Palestinian militant. Razi recruited Sanfur when he was just 15, and developed a very close, almost fatherly relationship to him. Now 17, Sanfur tries to navigate between Razi’s demands and his loyalty to his brother, living a double life and lying to both men.
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