Ahed's Knee
Aug 05 2021
•2h 49m
•Drama
An Israeli filmmaker throws himself in the midst of two battles doomed to fail: one against the death of freedom in his country, the other against the death of his mother.
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Avshalom Pollak
Y.
Nur Fibak
Yahalom
Yoram Honig
L'apiculteur
Lidor Ederi
Narkis
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