Beyond the Walls

Overview

In Israel's Central Prison, the security officer is corrupt, supplying drugs and stirring the hatred between Jewish and Arab prisoners to his advantage. Uri, in for 12 years for armed robbery, and Issan, in for 50 years for PLO violence, command the respect of their cells. When the Arabs are framed for the murder of a Jewish prisoner and a young inmate commits suicide rather than lie about what happened, Uri and Issan form an unlikely partnership, leading the security block on a strike. Prison officials try to break it. In the background are Uri's daughter and Issan's wife, women of beauty and passion who embody the distance from inside a cell to the outside.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 27, 1984

Original language

Hebrew

Spoken languages

Arabic, Hebrew

Countries

Israel

Production

April Films

Cast

Arnon Zadok,Shlomo Ne'er,Ya'ackov Ayali,Shlomo Knafo,Ariel Shemer,Nachman Klilyan,Eliezer Albala,Michael Sharfstein,Boaz Sharabi,Muhamad Aliand 32 more

Director

Uri Barbash

Writer

Uri Barbash,Eran Preis,Benny Barbash

Producer

Rudy Cohen

Cinematography

Amnon Salomon

Music

Ilan Virtzberg

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0087699