Cabale A Kaboul . Cabal in Kabul
Verzio FF submission Isaac Levy and Zebulon Simantov are the two last Jews in Kabul. They hate each other with a vengeance and haven't spoken to each other in ten years. The elderly Isaac lives on the ground floor and makes a living by selling amulets to his Muslim neighbors. Middle-aged Zebulo...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Prakrit Hebrew |
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Luna Blue Film
2006
Belgium |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:6f99fbda-3eb5-4060-9848-bfbb381eeff4 |
| Summary: | Verzio FF submission
Isaac Levy and Zebulon Simantov are the two last Jews in Kabul. They hate each other with a vengeance and haven't spoken to each other in ten years. The elderly Isaac lives on the ground floor and makes a living by selling amulets to his Muslim neighbors. Middle-aged Zebulon lives on the top floor and haggles with the same Afghans over his illegally produced wine. There is no love lost between them; the two Jews systematically abuse and insult each other at every turn. Isaac is happy to divulge the fact that Zebulon collaborated with the Taliban and bribed them with favors. Zebulon, for his part, claims that Isaac converted to Islam; why else would he be called “Mollah Isaac?” Friends with both men, the director acts as double agent, bouncing between the two rivals, collaborating, refusing to judge yet emphatically exposing the smallest Jewish community on earth. |
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| Published: | 2006 |