Release Date

01 Jan, 1986

Runtime

01:37: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Ahasverus, king of Persia and Media, puts aside Vashti and makes Esther his queen, choosing her among maidens in a kingdom stretching from India to Ethiopia. Esther, using information from Mordecai, her uncle and patron, saves the king from assassination. Haman, the king's favorite, is miffed when Mordecai won't bow to him, so he orders death to all Jews in the kingdom, under the seal of the king. Esther pleads for her people, and Mordecai is in turn given license to make his own edict under the king's seal. Mordecai loses sight of his original intention, and bloody murder ensues. Purim annually celebrates the story. At the end of the film, the actors comment.

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Actors

Simone Benyamini

Juliano Mer-Khamis

Zare Vartanian

David Cohen

Shmuel Wolf

Sara Cohen

Rim Bani

Mohammad Bakri

Crew

Amos Gitai

Henri Alekan

Richard Ingersoll

Sheherazade Saadi

Amos Gitai

Ruben Kornfeld

Amos Gitai

Stephan Levine