International premiere

The Good Person

Local title
Hea inimene
Director
Eitan Anner
Country
Israel
Year
2022
Programme
Critics' Picks Competition, In Focus: Israel
Genre
drama
Subject
individual vs society, religion, women, film-in-film

"The Good Person" by Eitan Anner, winner of our PÖFF Grand Prix & Best Actress award with "A Quiet Heart" in 2016, tells the fable of the 38-year-old Sharon, an ambitious, workaholic, art-house film producer.

Suddenly, Sharon finds herself on the brink of bankruptcy and so she sees an opportunity to secure her future by making a deal with the 59-year-old Uzi – once a grandmaster of cinema turned into an ultra-Orthodox rabbi. Now Uzi’s only wish is to return to the cinema with an adaptation of the epic biblical story of King Saul.

This kicks off one of the most amazing and original screwball comedies that I have had the pleasure to see in my life. “The Good Person” is not only pointing a finger at the crazy world of cinema, but also tells about us and a good deal more.

Niki Nikitin

Director
Eitan Anner
Screenwriter
Eitan Anner
Cast
Moran Rosenblatt, Rami Heuberger
Producer
Itay Akirav
DoP
Guy Sahaf
Composer
Jonathan Bar-Giora
Production
Harbor Films
Runtime
Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English
Director
Eitan Anner

Filmograafia Ha-Tzel, Shel Hachiuch Shelchah (The Shadow of Your Smile, 1998), Riki Riki (2005), Sipur Hatzi-Russi (Love & Dance, 2006), Lev Shaket (Vaikne süda, PÖFF 2016), The Good Person (2022)

Screenings

6th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening070403 / Hea inimene
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsEitan Anner (Film Director), Itay Akirav (Producer)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
Hall 2 Kino Artis
Screening091604 / Hea inimene
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
6th Hall Apollo Kino Lõunakeskus, Tartu
Screening142301 / Hea inimene
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Trailer
Q&A with the filmmaker