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Doubtful (Hebrew: Mutalim Besafek?) is a 2017 Israeli social drama film, written and directed by Eliran Elya, produced by Oren Rogovin, starring Ran Danker, as Assi, screenwriter and a poet, sentenced to community service as a juvenile delinquency teacher. The film was screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival 2017 and won two awards: Best First Film, Best Cinematography to Shai Goldman, and honorary mention for his performance to Adar Hazazi. Doubtful was nominated for nine Ophir Awards, including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film. The film produced following the support of the Israeli Film Fund, Yes, and Gesher Multicultural Film Fund.
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Israeli cinema poster for Doubtful | |
| Directed by | Eliran Elya |
| Produced by | Oren Rogovin |
| Screenplay by | Eliran Elya |
| Starring | Ran Danker, Adar Hazazi Gersch |
| Music by | Ran Elimelech, Yoram Hazan |
| Cinematography | Shai Goldman |
| Edited by | Arik Leibovitch |
Production company | Rogovin Brothers |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
The film is based on actual events, took place in the director's life, Eliya played by Danker. The juvenile actors have no former experience, it's their debut cinematic appearance.
Screenplay
Following a motorcycle accident, Assi (Ran Danker), screenwriter and poet from Tel Aviv, sentence to community service as a cinema teacher in a development town in southern Israel. His student are a juvenile delinquency. At the beginning, Assi find it difficult to communicate with the boys, but due to his uncompromising efforts, he paved a way to their heart. Assi develop close relationship with Eden (Adar Hazazi Gersch), young man who collect bottles for recycling in order to fulfill a dream. Assi try to help Eden break through the boundaries of his life.
- Ran Danker as Assi
- Adar Hazazi Gersch as Eden
- Hilla Sarjon as Alma
- Liron Ben-Shlush as Liraz
- Batel Moseri as Rina
- Osher Amara as Daniel
- Elroi Fas as Naor
- Melodi Frank as Alona
- Shalev Girgin as Michael
- Elad Hudara as Elad
- Riki Hudara as Riki
- Idan Naftali as David-El
- Orel Sapir as Orel
- Yaakov Aderet as Nachum
- Eli Menashe as Police officer
| Award | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best First Picture | Oren Rogovin | Nominated |
| Best Director | Eliran Elya | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Ran Danker | Nominated |
| Best Supporting actor | Adar Hazazi Gersch | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Batel Moseri | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Shai Goldman | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Arik Leibovitch | Nominated |
| Best Music, Original Score | Ran Elimelech, Yoram Hazan | Nominated |
| Best Casting | Orit Azoulay | Won |
| Award | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| The Anat Pirchi Award for Best First Film | Oren Rogovin | Won |
| The Aaron Emanuel Award for Best Cinematography | Shai Goldman | Won |
| Best Israeli feature picture | Eliran Elya | Nominated |
| honorable mention to the Best Actor | Adar Hazazi Gersch | Won |
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