Under Western Eyes (1996)

Name: Under Western Eyes
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1996-01-02

1h 35m

Running Time

January 2, 1996
Release Date

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Plot.

The winner of the 1995 Jerusalem Film Festival, this political thriller centers on a young hero who returns to Israel from Berlin to ostensibly attend the funeral of his father, a convicted Russian spy. Instead he learns that the death was a ruse and that he is to be the bait in an elaborate scheme to catch his father, who has just escaped from prison. When the son learns the truth, he enters the desert to search for his father. He is assisted by a beautiful young actress. They are constantly followed by a pair of determined cops.

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Cast & Crew.

Giora Asaulov

Fitcho Ben-Zur

Carmel Betto

Eyal Shehter

Joseph Pitchhadze

Director / Writer

Dov Steuer

Editor / Sound Designer

Amnon Fisher

Actor

Liat Glick

Tom

Ezra Kafri

Wolf

Berry Sakharof

Composer

Shai Goldman

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
January 2, 1996

Original Name
Leneged Einayim Ma'araviyot

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 35m

Genres
Action Comedy Drama

Last updated: 2025-04-20

Wiki.

Under Western Eyes (Hebrew: Leneged Einayim Ma'araviyot) is the first feature film written, directed, and produced by Joseph Pitchhadze. It was released in 1996 and stars Ezra Kafri and Eyal Shechter, with cinematography by Shai Goldman. It was shot in black and white.

The film tells the story of a young man of Russian descent who is searching for his father, who escaped from a security prison after being accused of spying for the Soviet Union.

The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.