Beyond the Walls (1984)

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Country: Israel
Genres: Drama
Release: 1985-02-15
Director: Uri Barbash
Writers: Benny Barbash , Uri Barbash , Eran Preis
Language: Hebrew
Stars: Arnon Zadok , Mohammad Bakri , Hillel Ne’eman , Assi Dayan , Rami Danon , Boaz Sharabi , Roberto Pollack , Haim Shinar , Naffi Salach , Adib Jahschan
Runtime: 103 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 1 nomination total
AKA: Para Além das Muralhas (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Detrás de los muros (Spain) , Vankilan muurien takana (Finland) , Me'Ahorei Hasoragim , Kiven sisässä (Finland) , Beyond the Walls (United Kingdom) , Au-delà des murs (France, French Republic) , Me'Ahorei Hasoragim (Israel) , Jenseits der Mauern , Oltre le sbarre (Italy) , Detrás de los muros (Argentina) , Beyond the Law , Além das Fronteiras (Brazil) , Зад стените (Bulgaria) , Bakom murarna (Sweden) , Exegersi (Greece) , Bak murene (Norway) , Beyond the Walls (United States of America) , Bag murene (Denmark) , Za murami (Poland) , Beyond the Walls
Plot: In Israel's Central Prison, the security officer is corrupt, supplying drugs and stirring the hatred between Jewish and Arab prisoners to his advantage. Uri, in for 12 years for armed robbery, and Issan, in for 50 years for PLO violence, command the respect of their cells. When the Arabs are framed for the murder of a Jewish prisoner and a young inmate commits suicide rather than lie about what happened, Uri and Issan form an unlikely partnership, leading the security block on a strike. Prison officials try to break it. In the background are Uri's daughter and Issan's wife, women of beauty and passion who embody the distance from inside a cell to the outside.
IMDB:tt0087699