The Attack (2012) (original) (raw)
Amin Jaafari is an Israeli-Palestinian surgeon who has fully assimilated into Tel-Aviv society. His picture-perfect life is turned upside down when the police inform him that not only was his wife Sihem killed in a terrorist bombing but that she was the suicide bomber. Amin immediately rejects their accusation, but his conviction is shaken when he receives a posthumous letter from Sihem confirming her role in the carnage. Shattered by the startling revelation, Amin abandons the security of his adopted homeland and enters the Palestinian territories in pursuit of the zealots who recruited her.
Amin Jaafari is an Israeli-Palestinian surgeon who has fully assimilated into Tel-Aviv society. His picture-perfect life is turned upside down when the police inform him that not only was his wife Sihem killed in a terrorist bombing but that she was the suicide bomber. Amin immediately rejects their accusation, but his conviction is shaken when he receives a posthumous letter from Sihem confirming her role in the carnage. Shattered by the startling revelation, Amin abandons the security of his adopted homeland and enters the Palestinian territories in pursuit of the zealots who recruited her. (less)
Director: Ziad Doueiri
Writers: Joelle Touma, Ziad Doueiri, Yasmina Khadra
Starring: Ali Suliman, Reymonde Amsallem, Evgenia Dodina, Dvir Benedek, Uri Gavriel, Ruba Salameh
Producers: Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Brehat
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Review by Brian Orndorf, August 22, 2013
8 / 10
�The Attack� asks very pointed questions about the nature of marriage and the preservation of secrets in a romantic, intimate union. It�s a film concerning the aftereffects of a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, but it doesn�t linger on the fury that traditionally follows these sacrifices, electing to focus on those left behind to process the mindset required to make such a diabolical personal choice. It�s a harrowing picture with an interpretive ideological viewpoint that develops sensational dramatic turns of plot. It�s certainly not easy to digest, but the internal struggle director/co-writer Zi ...read more...
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