Maktub
Directed byOded Raz
Written by
  • Guy Amir
  • Hanan Savyon
Starring
  • Guy Amir
  • Hanan Savyon
  • Gal Amitai
Production
company
Firma Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • 6 September 2017 (2017-09-06) (Israeli Cinema Day)
  • 16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

Maktub is a 2017 Israeli comedy film directed by Oded Raz and co-written by Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon, the latter two also starring in it. The plot revolves around two gangsters, Steve (Hanan Savyon) and Chuma (Guy Amir). As the two racket protection money from a restaurant in Jerusalem, a terrorist attack kills everyone at the restaurant except them. Thankful for their survival, Steve and Chuma reevaluate what they do for a living, and they start using their connections in the criminal underworld to fulfill wishes they find at the Western Wall.[1][2][3]

Cast

  • Guy Amir as Chuma
  • Hanan Savyon as Steve
  • Gal Amitai as Yiftach
  • Chen Amsalem as Lizo
  • Edna Blilious as Bruria
  • Itzik Cohen as Elkaslasi
  • Anastasia Fein as Doniasha
  • Eli Haviv as Micky
  • Igal Naor as Tzafuf

Release

Maktub was released on June 16, 2018.

References

  1. "Film Review: 'Maktub'". Variety. 16 January 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  2. "'Maktub' Is A Hilarious Gangster Tale". Forbes. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. "Netflix import 'Maktub' is a rewarding, dark buddy comedy". The Daily Dot. 17 June 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
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