

The Appointed
1990 Directed by Daniel WachsmannShmaya (Shuli Rand), a small-time magician whose career consists of gigs at local venues in the north of Israel, meets Oshra (Ronit Elkabetz) at one of his shows, who possesses genuine mystical powers. Shmaya makes Oshra part of his act and together, they perform real-life feats of magic and miracles before their slack-jawed audiences. Meanwhile, Shmaya’s father – a holy man with his own loyal following, is dying. He asks his followers to bring him his estranged son, so that he can take his place after his death and lead their community. Shmaya does just that and goes on to become a spiritual leader. However, his ongoing attraction to Oshra is now on a collision course with his new calling.

Shuli Rand
....................................................Shemya Ben-David

Ronit Elkabetz
....................................................Oshra

Tzvi Shissel
....................................................Manager
Shabtai Konorti
....................................................Uzia

Reuven Dayan
....................................................Head of Municipality
Yitzhak Ne'eman
....................................................The opponent
David Danino
....................................................Michael
Director
...........................................................Daniel Wachsmann
Producer
...........................................................Enrique Rottenberg
Ehud Bleiberg
Writer
...........................................................Daniel Wachsmann
Editor
...........................................................Zohar M. Sela
Cinematography
...........................................................Ilan Rosenberg
Production Companies
...................................................Nachsom Films
Production Countries
........................................................Israel
Spoken Languages
....................................................עִבְרִית
Genres
....................................................Drama
Fantasy
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