Director: Pavel Lungin
UK, Israel, Russia / 2019 / 114′
ESAU, based on the novel of the same title by Israeli author Meir Shalev, follows a 40-year-old writer who, after half a lifetime, returns to his family’s home to face his brother who stole his love and his livelihood. This story is a modern interpretation of the biblical story of Jacob and Esau from Genesis.
Screenplay: Pavel Lungin, Roman Nesis
Producer: Pavel Lungin, Alexander Turkot
Cinematographer: Fred Kelemen
Art Director: Sergey Fevralev
Music: Katia Tchemberdji
Editing: Andrey Petrov
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Lior Ashkenazi, Mark Ivanir, Yuliya Peresild
