Esau

Opening Film

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

 

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