A Film by Itshak Grad (Israel, 2006, 95 Minutes, Color, Hebrew, English subtitles, Cast: Gal Zaid, Keren Mor, Asher Tsarfati, Ya'acov Ayaly, Ania Bukshtein )
Foul Gesture follows a week in the life of Michael Klienhouse, your typical next-door neighbor, married with a child, the one you think you already figured out .
On the morning of Holocaust Memorial Day, minutes before the siren is due to be heard, Michael runs into Dreyfus. Tamar, Michael's wife, Tamar, flips Dreyfus 'the finger', and Dreyfus deliberately hits the gas pedal of his black car and runs into Michael's open car door, almost hitting Tamar. A law-abiding citizen, Michael hopes to resolve the situation with the help of the authorities, only to discover that the 60-year-old Dreyfus, an old war hero, is a violent man with connections and friends in high places.
Michael, struggling with a personal crisis, finds it difficult to give up to the 'power' and the following days become his own personal nightmare. At the same time, the fight instills in him a new sense of life, an energy that had almost been lost.
Foul Gesture will keep you at the edge of your seat while portraying the clear and harsh reality of modern day Israel.
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
Miami International Film Festival 2008 - FIPRESCI Award, Special Mentions Haifa international Film Festival 2006 - First Award GÖTEBORG International Film Festival 2008 Mons International Love Film Festival 2008, Belgium Alba International Film Festival 2008, Italy International Film Festival, Mumbai Israeli Film Festival 2008, Paris Donostia International Film Festival 2007, San Sebastian Flanders International Film Festival 2007, Ghent Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2007 Festival Cinema Mediterranean 2007, Montpellier Southern People Film Festival 2007, Venezuela Bahamas International Film Festival 2007
Miami International Film Festival 2008 - FIPRESCI Award, Special Mentions 