Bethlehem Page #5

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


Don't move!

My men will burn

Bethlehem for this.

Four of them are already

on my payroll.

You think we need Bedouins,

from God-knows-where,

to tell us what's good

for Palestine?

Your father just learned

to wear shoes yesterday, Badawi...!

You call yourselves Palestinians?

The Jews kill Ibrahim

and you stab us in the back?

- Sit down!

- Sit the fuk down!

When I find out who you are,

I'll come to your home

and slit your throat!

Taufik?

Taufik aaya?

Listen a**holes,

this is Taufik aaya!

He was my buddy in high school!

I know him very well,

right, Taufik?

Now he works for the Palestinian

Authority. Has stripes and a gun...

In school he was so fat,

he walked like a duck.

I know his family, too.

His sister is even married to

the baker from anger Square.

My whole family

buys bread there.

I'll make sure they say hi

to your sister.

I saw the brother of

the martyr Ibrahim al-asri,

here in the mosque.

Who is his brother?

I don't know his name.

What did he do there?

I don't know.

You saw him yourself?

Yes. With my own eyes.

Thanks, pal.

You work from here now?

281 saw 'Esau' in the mosque.

He probably went to see

his brother's contacts.

It's actually a good thing...

I know exactly what

he's going through.

He's probably trying

to approach Badawi, too.

What is it?

Badawi escaped from an attempted

arrest by the Palestinian Authority.

How?

Unclear... they tried to arrest him

and he somehow got away.

Badawi is gonna do something big,

and I have nothing on him.

We gotta find a way

to bring 'Esau' back in,

have him get close to Badawi.

You know that

if you bring 'Esau' back,

Levi could interrogate him...

So what?

So nothing...

What exactly are you trying to say?!

I'm not saying anything, Razi.

Don't touch it.

This isn't for kids.

Look at you, Sanfur,

all grown up.

How's your dad doing?

Still not well.

Send him my regards.

Want some coffee?

No, thanks.

Abu unir, how about some

money for the resistance?

Man, the closures are killing us...

How are you today, Dad?

Do you need anything?

That dog Abu usa...

didn't he promise to fix the wall?

- The Israelis want to demolish the house.

- What?

We got a notice.

When Ibrahim was alive,

they wouldn't dare,

but now, after they killed him,

they want to

demolish the house too.

I won't let them.

Trust me.

They won't demolish the house.

I'll take care of everything soon.

Take care of what?

What can you take care of exactly?

You?!

What about the job at Abu Kaes?

- I told you...

- You told me nothing!

- How is that relevant?

- Don't say you told me.

I haven't been there for a month.

You know that.

Of course I know.

I know everything.

I talk to Abu Kaes every day.

I was waiting for you to tell me,

but youre too busy,

hanging around with Badawi

and his gang.

Stay away from them.

Theyll use you.

I'm not an idiot!

Leave him alone.

He'll go back to Abu Kaes.

You always spoiled him.

These things aren't for you!

What's not for me?!

He's having a hard time...

Mom, stay out of this!

And now, he's doing nothing.

- He never finishes anything he starts!

- Wait, come back.

Your stupid tricks won't work.

Buddy, where are you?

Wanna destroy the house?

Go ahead.

Did you get a notice?

Don't pretend you don't know.

You think I'm an idiot?

You're always lying to me.

You think I'm stupid?!

What is it?

Is it your father?

Tell them not to

destroy the house.

Come and meet me.

- We haven't seen each other for a while.

- Tell them!

OK. I'll tell them.

Sanfur, I want to see you.

Come and meet me.

Sanfur...

Which phone are you using?

I thought he broke contact.

- So he's back.

- Yeah.

So that's good, isn't it?

What's with the face?

Levi will try to claim that...

What?

He'll try to get him to say

that I...

that I sent him to Hebron.

But you didn't send him.

He can make the case...

What do you mean

"make the case"?

You can always... you know.

Badawi, you said

that we cant wait too long.

Why haven't we avenged Ibrahim yet?

Put the gun down, Sanfur.

- What is it?

- Put it down! - You shut up!

Put it down.

Where did you treat your injury?

What does it matter?

I went to all the hospitals

in Bethlehem,

- and nobody saw you.

- What? - Nobody stitched eight stitches.

That's impossible,

I went to the Hospital in Bethlehem.

He must've asked

the wrong person.

What was his name?

I don't remember.

Let's go and find out.

You're a stinking liar.

Stop it!

Listen, we have to

check every detail.

- Have him show us his phone.

- I said shut up! - Enough!

Show him your cell phone.

What's my phone got to

do with anything?

Think I have a problem

showing you my phone?

My brother was murdered, and

all you care about is my phone?

- Get him!

- Get away from me!

After him!

Get down!

Get in here!

We'll hang you in

the public square.

And youll beg us to,

after what we do to you.

What am I gonna tell your father?

You'll break his heart.

What did they do to you?

What are these lies?

- You were a collaborator?!

- No, I swear. Badawi is lying.

Everything you told me

is nonsense.

What's your proof?

Sanfur confessed, ask him.

He's a liar.

Tell him, you moron!

Tell him youve been

working for Abu Kaes.

Why are you lying?!

Don't believe him.

Even as a little kid, he

stole from the neighbors.

He always lies.

I never stole anything!

Tell him it's not true! Tell him!

Abu Ibrahim,

believe me it's true.

Even if it is true,

it's a family matter.

You stay out of it!

If it's true, we will kill him,

not you. Understand?

Abu Ibrahim, listen to me.

Sanfur had nothing to do

with the assassination of Ibrahim,

absolutely nothing.

We checked out every angle.

That Israeli agent tricked him.

Sanfur!

Tell him what happened

two years ago.

Remember when

the Israelis arrested you?

When they put you in jail,

remember?

Tell him what happened.

The agent forced me to meet him.

What do you mean, forced you?

He said if I didn't meet him,

he'd let you rot in jail.

I did it all for you!

That agent trapped him

when he was fifteen,

when he was just a kid.

He befriended him,

became very close to him.

That's what they're good at.

Why don't you butt out?

Stay out of it!

Because Sanfur deserves

one more chance.

We'll send him

to meet that Israeli agent.

He'll meet him, and kill him.

Because it's his only chance.

I don't agree.

Sanfur is no collaborator.

Come with me.

Abu Ibrahim,

Sanfur needs another chance.

He needs another chance!

So that maybe...

maybe we can right this wrong.

Sanfur won't kill him.

He'll escape with him into Israel,

and we'll look like fools.

He'll do it.

We're in the sh*t. Understand?

That bastard is a collaborator,

- and you don't have the balls to kill him.

- Shut up!

We haven't avenged Ibrahim yet.

We were looking for something big.

What could be bigger than

killing an Israeli agent?

That agent is like his father.

How can he kill him? How?!

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