Aaron Cohen's Debt
| Aaron Cohen's Debt | |
|---|---|
| File:Moshe Ivgi as Aaron Cohen.jpg Moshe Ivgi as Aaron Cohen | |
| Directed by | Amalia Margolin |
| Written by | Alon Bar |
| Produced by | Galia Bador Hila Tzabati |
| Starring | Moshe Ivgy Avital Abergel Abu-Warda Uri Avrahami |
| Cinematography | Yoav Kosh |
| Edited by | Zohar M. Sela |
| Music by | Avner Kenner |
| Distributed by | Israel Cable Programming (ICP) |
Release date | 4 January 1999 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
Aaron Cohen's Debt (Hebrew: חובו של אהרון כהן) is a non-linear, fact based 1999 Israeli film starring Moshe Ivgy as Aaron Cohen, a father abruptly taken into custody at his birthday party by police for one child-support payment which he does not believe he owes. Despite his frail health and his daughter's frantic attempts to bail him out, Aaron is forced to spend the night behind bars. Indifferent guards, an over-crowded cell and an infected ulcer thrust Aaron into a Kafkaesque nightmare. The following morning he is found dead and a hurried investigation hopelessly struggles to make sense of what happened.
It was directed by Amalia Margolin and written by Alon Bar. Originally made for Israel Cable Programming ICP, it was released 4 January 1999 in Israel and later the United States, Canada, France, Germany and Australia.
Awards
- 2011 Silver Award at the California Film Awards, USA, for "Under Arrest" the American adaptation of "Aaron Cohen's Debt"
- 1999 Rockie Award for Best Made-For-TV Movie at the Banff World Television Festival, Canada
- 1999 Best Foreign Language Film nominee at the SXSW Film Festival, Austin, Texas, USA
See also
External links
- Aaron Cohen's Debt at IMDb
- Filmthreat.com reviews
- Jewish Film Archive Online
- Banff_Television_Festival Awards
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