But Where Is Daniel Wax?

Mar 31, 1974

1h 35m

★ 8.0

Overview

10 years after he left Israel and "played it big-time in America", Benny Shpitz returns for a visit, self-exploring his youth, friends, dreams, beliefs and idol, Daniel Wax, who symbolized the "beautiful Israeli". Shpitz finds out his friends are melancholic, unsatisfied with marriage life, hiding a vast hole in their sole. In a wider context, Israel post 67' will no longer be the society that it was meant to be.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Lior Yieniy

Esther Zewko

Yael Heffner

Zivit Abramson

Miriam Gavrieli

Yosef Carmon

Aliza Rosen

Amnon Moskin

Yishai Shahar

True story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.

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But Where Is Daniel Wax?

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