BeTipul
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Hagai Levi |
| Starring | Assi Dayan Gila Almagor Meirav Gruber Ayelet Zurer Lior Ashkenazi Maya Maron Alma Zack Rami Heuberger Moni Moshonov Asi Levi Niv Zilberberg Tali Sharon |
| Theme music composer | Avi Belleli |
| Country of origin |  Israel |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 80 |
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| Running time | 30 min. |
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| Original channel | HOT3 |
| Original run | August 28, 2005 – present |
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| Related shows | In Treatment |
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BeTipul (Hebrew: בטיפול; lit. In Treatment) was an award-winning Israeli television drama.
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[edit] Overview
The series was built around episodes in the personal and professional life of an Israeli therapist, Reuven Dagan. In the first season, the cast included Assi Dayan as Dagan, Gila Almagor as Dagan's own therapist and mentor, Meirav Gruber as his wife, and Ayelet Zurer, Lior Ashkenazi, Maya Maron, Alma Zack and Rami Heuberger as his patients. The first season was directed by Nir Bergman, Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan and Uzi Weill. Scriptwriters were Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir) and Assaf Tzipor (Ha-Hamishia Hakamerit).
The second season began in January 2008. It was supposed to feature a female therapist in the leading role, but in the end, Dagan remained the main character. Alma Zack, Rami Heuberger and Gila Almagor continued in their roles from the previous season. Other actors joining the cast were Moni Moshonov, Asi Levi, Niv Zilberberg and Tali Sharon.
[edit] American version
BeTipul was described as one of the best Israeli dramas ever. An American adaptation entitled In Treatment premiered January 28, 2008 on the American cable network HBO to critical and audience acclaim. The show stars Gabriel Byrne as Dr. Paul Weston, the equivalent character to Reuven Dagan and Dianne Wiest as Gina, Paul's own therapist. Hagai Levi, co-creator of the original show, is one of the executive producers on the American version.[1]
[edit] Serbian version
Na terapiji is a title of Serbian adaptation. It premiered October 19, 2009 on the Fox Televizija. The main actor is Predrag Miki Manojlović as Dr. Ljubomir. The cast also includes: Snežana Bogdanović, Sergej Trifunović, Nenad Jezdić, Tamara Vučković, Nataša Janjić and Dragana Dabović as his patients and Branka Cvitković as Ljubomir's own therapist.[2]
[edit] Awards and nominations
Season 1 won all the Israeli Academy Awards given for a drama series, including Best Drama Series, Best Actor and Best Actress given to Dayan and Zurer, Best Script and Best Directing. Maron and Zack were also nominated for Best Actress.
Season 2 was nominated for Best Drama (which went to Parashat Hashavua), along with 7 other nominations. Dayan won again the Best Actor award and Levi and Zack both won a Best Actress award. Season 2 also won the Best Script award.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- BeTipul at the Internet Movie Database
