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Shikun

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Set within a single Israeli multi-use building, the Shikun, and inspired by Eugène Ionesco’s classic play Rhinoceros, a collection of theatrical episodes dramatizes the rise of authoritarian thinking, as some characters turn into rhinoceroses and others resist.
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Joseph Fahim Middle East Eye 03/17/2024
As earnest as Gitai's intentions are, his politics are didactic, bluntly conveyed with heavy-handed symbolism, unbearably theatrical monologues and stilled scene arrangements devoid of artiness. Go to Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage 03/01/2024
The problem with Gitai's screenplay is that the language his characters use is too figurative, and he's dead set on very long takes with arid and flat cinematic grammar... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Lee Marshall Screen International 02/21/2024
We wait patiently for elucidation. But, over the next 80 minutes, it comes only in short flashes that pierce through a mist of seemingly unconnected vignettes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Amos Gitai

Director

Irène Jacob

Actor

Yael Abecassis

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Menashe Noy

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Hana Laslo

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Naama Preis

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Synopsis Set within a single Israeli multi-use building, the Shikun, and inspired by Eugène Ionesco’s classic play Rhinoceros, a collection of theatrical episodes dramatizes the rise of authoritarian thinking, as some characters turn into rhinoceroses and others resist.
Director
Amos Gitai
Producer
Amos Gitai, Ilan Moscovitch, Laurent Truchot, Ilan Moskovitch, Catherine Dussart, Shuki Friedman
Screenwriter
Amos Gitai, Marie-Jose Sanselme
Production Co
Agav Films, Agav Hafakot, Elefant Films, Recorded Picture Company (RPC), Catherine Dussart Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 25m