Dawn

Apr 29, 2015

1h 35m

★ 8.5

God is a terrorist.

Overview

The story is set in Palestine in 1947, during the British mandate period. The Zionists are fighting for the establishment of a Jewish state, and four comrades in arms pressure the young Elisha to overcome his moral qualms and fully commit to the armed struggle.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion

Paradigma Films

Delirious Productions

Dawn Trailers

Cast

Elisha

Joel Basman

Ilana

Sarah Adler

Dawson

Jason Isaacs

Joav

Moris Cohen

Gad

Liron Levo

Gideon

Rami Heuberger

G.I.

Stefan Kollmuss

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6.2

The Return of the Soldier

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7.7

Never Look Away

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5.0

See You

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4.0

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5.2

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5.0

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a silent war movie by Heinz Paul

7.0

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4.8

Monday's Child

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0.0

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6.7

The Ninth Circle

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6.6

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7.0

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0.0

Strawberry

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0.0

Någon Annanstans

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Said, the main character in the film Another Place, lives in Sweden but longs to be somewhere else. His integrity is suddenly and brutally violated when the police ransack his apartment and brand him as a terrorist.

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0.0

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0.0

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7.5

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6.7

Speak No Evil

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