Uri Barbash

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Uri Barbash

Uri Barbash (Hebrew: אורי ברבש) is an Israeli film director.

His film co-wrote with Eran Preis, Beyond the Walls (1984) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[1] The film is about an overcrowded prison where Jewish and Arab inmates set aside their prejudices and unite in a daring escape plan.

His film Echad Mi'Shelanu (One of Us) (1989) is an Israeli drama about a military policeman sent to investigate his former comrades in an elite paratroop unit charged with the murder of an Arab who killed a member of the unit. The screenplay was written by the director's brother, Benny Barbash, a peace activist and playwright.^[2]

Filmography

Beyond the Walls (1984)
Unsettled Land The Dreamers (1987)
Echad Mi'Shelanu (1989)
Real Time (1991)
Beyond the Walls 2 (1992)
Spring 1941 (2007)

References

↑ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
↑ One of Us Review. Movie Reviews - Film - Time Out London

External links

Uri Barbash at the Internet Movie Database

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