6.6/10
NETFLIX Rating : 3
IMDB Rating : 7.1
FD Smart Rating : 6.6
Synopsis : Tensions erupt between a reserved Talmudic scholar and his ambitious son when the father wins a prestigious award the son covets.
Regions Available ( 1 ) :
Japan
Comedy, Drama
2011
1h41m
thematic elements, brief nudity, language and smoking
The story of a great rivalry between a father and son, both eccentric professors in the Talmud department of Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The son has an addictive dependency on the embrace and accolades that the establishment provides, while his father is a stubborn purist with a fear and profound revulsion for what the establishment stands for, yet beneath his contempt lies a desperate thirst for some kind of recognition. The Israel Prize, Israel's most prestigious national award, is the jewel that brings these two to a final, bitter confrontation.