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The Golem

The Golem

An ancient legend reborn

20185.81h 35m

Overview

A re-imagining of the old mystical folklore that follows a woman and a tight-knit Jewish community that is besieged by foreign invaders. She conjures a dangerous creature to protect them but it may be more evil than she ever imagined.

Directed by Doron Paz
Written by Ariel Cohen
Produced by Ariel Cohen, Doron Paz, Yoav Paz
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Top Cast

Hani Furstenberg

Hani Furstenberg

Hanna

Ishai Golan

Ishai Golan

Benjamin

L

Lenny Ravich

Horrovits

B

Brynie Furstenberg

Perla

K

Konstantin Anikienko

Golem

Oleksii Trytenko

Oleksii Trytenko

Vladimir

K

Kirill Cernyakov

The Golem Kid

L

Lenny Ravitz

Horrovits

Adi Kvetner

Adi Kvetner

Jacob

M

Mariya Khomutova

Sarah

Themes & Keywords

monsterrituallegendevilfolkloreancientgolemkids

About The Golem

The Golem is a horror, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of monster, ritual, legend, evil, folklore, ancient. Directed by Doron Paz, it stars Hani Furstenberg, Ishai Golan, Lenny Ravich. A re-imagining of the old mystical folklore that follows a woman and a tight-knit Jewish community that is besieged by foreign invaders. She conjures a dangerous creature to protect them but it may be more evil than she ever imagined.

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