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Esther

  • 1986
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
93
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Esther (1986)
Drama

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 M... Read allAhasverus, 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 favori... Read allAhasverus, 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 kingdo... Read all

  • Director
    • Amos Gitai
  • Writers
    • Amos Gitai
    • Stephan Levine
  • Stars
    • Simone Benyamini
    • Mohammad Bakri
    • Juliano Mer-Khamis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    93
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Amos Gitai
    • Writers
      • Amos Gitai
      • Stephan Levine
    • Stars
      • Simone Benyamini
      • Mohammad Bakri
      • Juliano Mer-Khamis
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Simone Benyamini
    • Esther
    Mohammad Bakri
    Mohammad Bakri
    • Mordecai
    • (as Mohammed Bakri)
    Juliano Mer-Khamis
    Juliano Mer-Khamis
    • Haman
    • (as Juliano Merr)
    Zare Vartanian
    • Ahasverus
    David Cohen
    • Hagai
    Shmuel Wolf
    Shmuel Wolf
    • Narrator
    Sara Cohen
    • Singer in Hebrew
    Rim Bani
    • Singer in Arabic
    Yasmin Alush
    Fuad Awad
    Sigal Azrad
    Nahoom Berkovitch
    Yaacov Biryoti
    Haim Biryoti
    Rafi Cohen
    Tuma Elias
    Victor Frentchik
    Sharona Gabai
    • Director
      • Amos Gitai
    • Writers
      • Amos Gitai
      • Stephan Levine
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    1armandocervantes-98926

    Total Garbage

    Not only does this take place in the stolen land but the cheaply way of this production is outright embarrassment, with telephone poles, electric grids and the sound of rush hour traffic the editors I guess did not have the common sense to adjust these or the crew was just lazy in production. On another note, we have a bunch of European actors in horrible black wigs with rubbed dirt on their faces trying to pass off as ancient Hebrew, Israelites, Macedonians, Syrians and Egyptians. The sad part is is that the costuming was completely high school level production. You can't even blame it on the area this time but just a bad budget. One thing that really sticks out is the hard work Mohammed Bakri in put with this film he really really does his best to carry it altogether considering he's the only actual blood relative semite of Ester in the Bible. It is just outright sickening to see this display go on because not only do they not tell the entire entire story of Ester, but they also leave out major parts of her sacrifices. I would not encourage anyone to watch this film.

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    • Trivia
      Only 5 actors of the cast were of actual Palestinian descent with Semitic Blood, others actors were foreigners living in the Israeli occupation.
    • Goofs
      Some of the actors who are Caucasian European settlers had noticeable sun burns and on their skin as well as dirt and dark makeup to appear middle eastern or ancient Hebrew.
    • Connections
      Version of Esther (1916)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1986 (Israel)
    • Countries of origin
      • Austria
      • Israel
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Esther Forever
    • Production companies
      • Agav Films
      • Channel Four Films
      • Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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