Bethlehem Page #3

Synopsis: Tells the story of the complex relationship between an Israeli Secret Service officer and his teenage Palestinian informant. Shuttling back and forth between conflicting points of view, the film is a raw portrayal of characters torn apart by competing loyalties and impossible moral dilemmas, giving an unparalleled glimpse into the dark and fascinating world of human intelligence.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Yuval Adler
Production: Adopt Films
  9 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Year:
2013
99 min
Website
80 Views


to know he's injured.

I pressed him hard.

Did you use his lies against him?

I tried everything.

The fact that Ibrahim uses

'Esau' for deliveries

means he's hiding the money from

the other al-Aqsa militants.

With 'Esau' gone, Ibrahim might

come out for the money himself.

We can wait in the market,

ambush him there.

First, he might not come.

Second, it would become a

complicated ground operation,

with the risk of many casualties.

If Raci gets 'Esau'

to lead us to Ibrahim

it will be a clean hit

from the air.

We can wait a week.

I don't want to wait a week.

You're out of your mind.

- You sent him to Hebron.

- Don't be ridiculous.

Do you think I'm stupid?

- I swear, Levi...

- Think I'm fukin' stupid?!

You've gone too far this time.

Give me another black pigeon.

- That one?

- It's not black.

- You come and get it.

- What am I, your b*tch?

Come meet me at the usual place.

I'm in Hebron.

What are you doing in Hebron?

I came to visit Aunt Intisar.

Fuk! Why did you go to Hebron?!

Don't be angry,

you didn't say youd need me.

Who was that, your brother?

otherfuker.!

Which taxi goes to Bethlehem?

No taxis to Bethlehem.

Checkpoints closed.

What do you want?

What is it?

Sanfur...

I'll come back and get it for you.

What?

What's with you, idiot?

I'll be back tomorrow.

Maybe even tonight...

Hold on... Pull over...

Why are you going to Bethlehem?

I have a date with your mom.

I'm taking her for sushi

- in the refugee camp...

- What?! Get out of the car!

Enough, Daniel.

Go.

Yes.

Ibrahim al-asri isn't coming,

I can't stay here.

People are looking at me!

Nobody's looking at you.

Sit down and wait.

No, I'm going.

People will recognize me.

I'm not kidding,

I'll cancel all your...

You know what?

Wait a second.

I'll replace you.

I need a favor.

Go to the marketplace.

I cant. I'm at home,

I have guests.

Don't lie.

Get your ass over there.

Stand at the corner

of Shohada street,

next to the blue barrel.

Wait there. Tell me when

Ibrahim al-asri enters the market.

- I don't know what he looks like.

- Yes you do!

He's on the news every day.

Think he'll come?

He'll come.

He has to...

He just passed me.

Is he alone?

Yes, alone.

What's he wearing?

Black jacket, gray pants.

- Hello.

- Hello.

I was expecting your brother.

Coffee?

I just made it.

Pour it.

Haven't had good coffee in a while.

Where do I know you from?

We went to school together.

Really? What's your name?

Hamis Zabarka.

- Oh right, your brother has a barbershop.

- Right.

He's your age. Tamer.

Tamer, right.

Your brother owes me money.

Tell him I haven't forgotten.

We're running north on

Bethlehem's market road.

F***. Give me a map.

Who are you?

What do you want?

Is there another way out?

'Spear', this is 'Cheetah'.

Change of plans,

Ibrahim escaped into a residence.

I'm there in three minutes.

Be advised,

you have no combat support.

Be out in ten minutes!

He's here in this house.

No escape in the back?

No. There's a wall there.

He's here.

This is the house.

Break in!

There's a family in here.

Take them outside.

- Leave us alone...

- Let's go!

'Spear', this is 'Cheetah',

permission to engage.

'Cheetah', this is 'Spear',

granted.

We've been spotted. Locals

are starting to gather.

Name:
Jirias Huri.

- Checking.

- Where is he?

- There's nobody here.

You think you can lie to me?!

I don't know anything, I swear.

Is there an exit to the roof? How

many floors? How many rooms?

Clear.

- Next room.

- Next room.

- Door on the right.

- Door on the right.

Opening to the right...

Grenade!

Going in!

He is hit!

Call the medic.

otherfucker...

Where is he hiding?!

You're destroying our house!

Shut up!

He's hiding up there,

we don't know where.

And the riot outside,

we cant contain it for long.

Take him over there.

I need more soldiers outside!

Where is he hiding?

What's in that room?

Destroying my house, a**holes.

Talking to me is how

you can save your house.

Or I'll bring a bulldozer,

destroy the house on top of him.

Look at me.

For the last time,

what's in that room?

Leave him alone!

...you must get out now!

We're gonna get to him.

Give us a few more minutes.

I've been chasing that

motherf***er for a year.

We trapped him in a room,

give us a minute!

Levi says that...

I asked for info about this family.

Where is it?!

The wife's mother is from Nazareth,

she's getting cancer treatment

in Israel...

Come with me.

Come with me, now.

To the right!

Somewhere on the right!

Where is he?

F***ers!

Cowards!

The room has an attic.

It's on the other side of the stairs.

- Get the hammer.

- Cover me!

It's here, here!

Cover down there.

Pin him up there!

Grenade!

He's here.

We're being shot at.

We must get out now!

Identification?

Get in, let's go.

Went in and out.

You're okay.

- Officer down!

- Where's the paramedic?

He's been hit hard in the face.

Give me the bandage.

- I got hit in the face.

- No you didn't.

I got hit in the face.

Take out his earpiece.

It's not you, it's someone else.

He cant breathe.

I see. I don't understand why.

Collapsed lung!

Officer still not responding!

Obstacle cleared. Everyone back in!

Did the Israeli army operate

in Bethlehem today?

- They closed the East part.

- No, the old city.

Give me your phone.

My battery is dead.

Hello, Badawi?

- Is your brother with you?

- No, isn't he with you?

No. He's not answering his phone...

The reporter is on the line.

Hello, Badawi?

- Hello.

- What's up, brother?

Any press release from

the Israeli army?

I heard something,

wait a second...

From the news desk: Army killed

al-Aqsa Brigades leader of Bethlehem.

What is it?

What?

Do you want to comment

on the assassination?

Write that the Jews will

regret this murder.

We will turn Tel Aviv

into one big graveyard!

- Praise Allah...!

- No God but Allah...!

The door to Al-Aqsa

is made of iron!

Only a martyr can open it!

Say Allah! Say Allah!

You're a holy martyr!

Praise Allah!

If only they'd killed me instead,

all of us, instead of you...

He was our only source of pride.

Thanks to him we held

our heads high.

Now I've lost everything.

Your son is a bridegroom.

To Heaven, God willing.

- We'll avenge his blood.

- Allah is great!

Say Allah! Say Allah!

You're a holy martyr!

Stop filming!

Prayer of al-Fatiha.

In merciful Allah's name,

we, the Icc ad-Din

al-Qassam Brigades,

military wing of Hamas,

bless our hero and his family,

for Allah chose him.

Our brother Ibrahim,

was a great leader

in the resistance.

The Jews will regret killing him.

Jihad till victory or martyrdom!

Ibrahim in Hamas?!

My son was in the Al-Aqsa

Brigades, not Hamas.

Wait until his friends

see him too.

For God's sake!

Where to?

Where are you taking him?

- Put the martyr down.

- Calm down.

Put him down!

Where to?

Stop, I said!

Put him down or I'm

gonna start shooting!

He was working with us.

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