Under Western Eyes

Under Western Eyes

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 2, 1996

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Drama, Action, Comedy

User Score

50%

Original Title

Leneged Einayim Ma'araviyot

Production Companies

November Films

Director

Joseph Pitchhadze

Description

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.