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Rabin, the Last Day

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Rabin, the Last Day
French release poster
Directed byAmos Gitai
Written byAmos Gitai
Marie-José Sanselme
Produced byJean-Baptiste Dupont
Cyril Colbeau-Justin
Sylvie Pialat
Francesco Di Silvio
Amos Gitai
CinematographyEric Gautier
Edited byYuval Orr
Tahel Sofer
Isabelle Ingold
Music byAmit Poznansky
Production
companies
LGM Cinéma
Les Films du Worso
France 2 Cinéma
Orange Studio
Hamon Hafakot
Agav Films
Distributed byLe Pacte (France)
Release dates
  • 7 September 2015 (2015-09-07) (Venice)
  • 4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) (Israel)
  • 16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) (France)
Running time
153 minutes[1]
CountriesIsrael
France
LanguagesHebrew
English
Budget$4.6 million[2]

Rabin, the Last Day is a 2015 Israeli-French docudrama political thriller film[3][4] directed by Amos Gitai. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.[5]

Premise

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The film depicts the events surrounding the final days and assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Cast

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Reception

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Rabin, the Last Day has a score of 61% on Metacritic.[6] The Playlist gave the film a grade of B+, describing it as "deeply absorbing and intelligent".[7] The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film "benefits from fine technical work throughout, from Eric Gautier's sober cinematography to a soulful musical theme by Amit Poznansky".[4] Jonathan Romney of Screendaily considered the film as one of Gitai's "most ambitious and compelling works yet", noting that the film's "slow, deliberate approach makes for a detached air which allows Gitai to show events with distinct clarity".[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Venezia 72". Venezia.
  2. ^ "French Companies Back Amos Gitai's New Drama". Variety. 8 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Venice entry 'Rabin, The Last Day' probes an Israeli trauma". Associated Press.
  4. ^ a b "'Rabin, The Last Day': Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Venice Film Festival Unveils Star-Studded Lineup for 72nd Edition". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Rabin, the Last Day". Metacritic.
  7. ^ "Venice Review: Amos Gitai's Powerful, Political, Provocative 'Rabin: The Last Day'". The Playlist. 9 September 2015.
  8. ^ "'Rabin, The Last Day': Review". Screendaily.
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Reviews