Me'Ahorei Hasoragim(Beyond the Walls)
(Au-dela des murs)
Israel (1984): Drama
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 (Amon Zadok), in for 12 years for armed robbery, and Issan (Mohammed Bakri), 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. Co-written and directed by Uri Barbash, who also directed a sequel in 1992. (April Films) (jhailey, IMDb)
1 nomination
· Foreign Language Film Award 1984: (Israel) (Rudy Cohen, producer)