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Hanna K.

R 1983 1h 48m Drama List
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Israeli attorney Hanna Kaufman (Jill Clayburgh) has her beliefs challenged when she is appointed to the defense of Selim Bakri (Mohammad Bakri). Kaufman, who was born in the United States to survivors of the Holocaust, has always accepted Israel's right to exist. But she bears witness to some of the costs of its sovereignty when she meets Bakri, a dispossessed Palestinian man facing serious criminal charges who wants the same thing as his supposed enemies: to reclaim his family home.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A heavy-handed melodrama misfire. Rated: C- Mar 2, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Israeli attorney Hanna Kaufman (Jill Clayburgh) has her beliefs challenged when she is appointed to the defense of Selim Bakri (Mohammad Bakri). Kaufman, who was born in the United States to survivors of the Holocaust, has always accepted Israel's right to exist. But she bears witness to some of the costs of its sovereignty when she meets Bakri, a dispossessed Palestinian man facing serious criminal charges who wants the same thing as his supposed enemies: to reclaim his family home.
Director
Costa-Gavras
Producer
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 48m