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The Unorthodox (2018)

1h 32m

Running Time

The Unorthodox (2018)

Name: The Unorthodox
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Released: 2018-07-26

1h 32m

Running Time

Plot.

The year is 1983 and Yaakov Cohen, the owner of a Jerusalem printing press, is tired from being pushed around. It seems that he was born on the wrong side, with the wrong family name and in a moment's decision he decides to establish a Sephardic-ultra-Orthodox list that will run to the Jerusalem municipality. He gathers two friends, and together they improvise a campaign - no means, no connections, no money, but with much rage, passion and a sense of justice.

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Cast & Crew.

Shuli Rand

Yaakov Cohen

Yakov Cohen

Rabbi Moshe

Yoav Levi

Yigal Vaknin

Golan Azulai

Rabbi Toledano

Shifi Aloni

Yehudit

Or Lumbrozo

Tzahi Grad

Eliran Malka

Screenplay / Director

Igal Naor

Chief Rabbi

Erez Ben-Ezra

Party Member

Rivka Gur

Hearing Committee Chair

Ra'anan Gershoni

Producer

Yoni Paran

Producer

Ophir Leibovitch

Composer

Yaron Scharf

Cinematographer

Arik Lahav-Leibovich

Editor

Michal Koren

CastingDirector

Media.

Details.

Release Date
July 26, 2018

Original Name
הבלתי רשמיים

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 32m

Genres
Comedy Drama History

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

The Unorthodox is an 2018 Israeli drama film directed by Eliran Malka. It marks Malka's feature film debut, known previously as the creator of the TV series Shababnikim. The film's plot is based on the true story of the founding of the Shas political party in the 1980s in Jerusalem. The protagonist, Yaakov Cohen (Shuli Rand), is driven to form a religious political party representing the interests of Sephardic Jews. The incident that drives Cohen is the expulsion of his daughter Heli (Or Lumbrozo) from a Bais Yaakov school, owing to her Sephardic background.The movie opened the 2018 Jerusalem Film Festival.

It also marks Shuli Rand's return to cinema after a 15-year absence from the big screen since his previous role in the film Ushpizin, following his previous role in the acclaimed film Ushpizin.