The Attack

2012 1h 42m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 95

Drama

Synopsis

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An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ali Suliman
Amin Jaafari
Evgenia Dodena
Kim
Reymonde Amsallem
Siham jaafari
Dvir Benedek
Raveed
Uri Gavriel
Captain Moshe
Arieh Worthalter
Karim Saleh
Adel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ziad Doueiri
Writers: Ziad Doueiri, Joelle Touma
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew
Countries: Belgium, France, Lebanon, Qatar

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, Hebrew.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Belgium, France, Lebanon, Qatar.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ali Suliman and Evgenia Dodena and Reymonde Amsallem carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0787442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ziad Doueiri directs. Produced in Belgium, France, Lebanon, Qatar. Dialogue in Arabic, Hebrew.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, Hebrew.
3International production across 4 countries: Belgium, France, Lebanon, Qatar.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Ali Suliman and Evgenia Dodena and Reymonde Amsallem carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0787442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Attack (2012)

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Reno2015-08-08
★ 7/10
A man's quest to find the truth... Adaptation of the french novel 'The Assassination'. The movie was so good, but I had a hesitation over the contents. The movie tried to be a too smart by being a neutral, hence failed to convince on that issue. The problem was, it sets in the real world around real conflict, but the facts were excluded. So that led many countries to ban in their market. The good thing was, to I like the movie, the story concentrates on the human curiosity and emotion. I thought it was an okay movie until the end twist. It was not that grand, but very-very simple and potent. Awesome filmmaking, could have been a top contender if it would have nominated for the Oscar. I wanted to rate it higher, but I feel something is not right as it was based on the real subject, but a fictional account. I definitely recommend it because the result could be different for you with your viewpoint. 7/10

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