Ahasverus, king of Persia and Media, puts aside Vashti and makes Esther his queen, choosing her among maidens in a kingdom stretching from India to Ethiopia. Esther, using information from Mordecai, her uncle and patron, saves the king from assassination. Haman, the king's favorite, is miffed when Mordecai won't bow to him, so he orders death to all Jews in the kingdom, under the seal of the king. Esther pleads for her people, and Mordecai is in turn given license to make his own edict under the king's seal. Mordecai loses sight of his original intention, and bloody murder ensues. Purim annually celebrates the story. At the end of the film, the actors comment.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Simone Benyamini, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Zare Vartanian, David Cohen, Shmuel Wolf, Sara Cohen
Crew: Amos Gitai (Director), Stephan Levine (Writer), Amos Gitai (Producer), Sheherazade Saadi (Editor), Amos Gitai (Writer), Richard Ingersoll (Production Design)
Country: Austria, Israel, United Kingdom
Language: עִבְרִית, العربية
Studio: ORF, AGAV Films, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), United Studios, Film4 Productions
Runtime: 97 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1986
IMDb: 4.6
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