| Doubtful | |
| Director: | Eliran Elya |
| Producer: | Oren Rogovin |
| Screenplay: | Eliran Elya |
| Starring: | Ran Danker, Adar Hazazi Gersch |
| Music: | Ran Elimelech, Yoram Hazan |
| Cinematography: | Shai Goldman |
| Editing: | Arik Leibovitch |
| Studio: | Rogovin Brothers |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Country: | Israel |
| Language: | Hebrew |
Doubtful (he|Mutalim Besafek) is a 2017 Israeli social drama film, written and directed by Eliran Elya, produced by Oren Rogovin, starring Ran Danker, as Assi, screenwriter and a poet, sentenced to community service as a juvenile delinquency teacher.[2] The film was screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival 2017 and won two awards: Best First Film, Best Cinematography to Shai Goldman, and honorary mention for his performance to Adar Hazazi.[2] Doubtful was nominated for nine Ophir Awards, including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film.[3] [4] The film produced following the support of the Israeli Film Fund, Yes, and Gesher Multicultural Film Fund.[2]
The film is based on actual events, took place in the director's life, Eliya played by Danker. The juvenile actors have no former experience, it's their debut cinematic appearance.[5] [6]
Following a motorcycle accident, Assi (Ran Danker), screenwriter and poet from Tel Aviv, sentence to community service as a cinema teacher in a development town in southern Israel. His student are a juvenile delinquency. At the beginning, Assi find it difficult to communicate with the boys, but due to his uncompromising efforts, he paved a way to their heart. Assi develop close relationship with Eden (Adar Hazazi Gersch), young man who collect bottles for recycling in order to fulfill a dream. Assi try to help Eden break through the boundaries of his life.
| Award | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best First Picture | Oren Rogovin | ||
| Best Director | Eliran Elya | ||
| Best Actor | |||
| Best Supporting actor | Adar Hazazi Gersch | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Batel Moseri | ||
| Best Cinematography | Shai Goldman | ||
| Best Film Editing | Arik Leibovitch | ||
| Best Music, Original Score | Ran Elimelech, Yoram Hazan | ||
| Best Casting | Orit Azoulay |
| Award | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Anat Pirchi Award for Best First Film | Oren Rogovin | ||
| The Aaron Emanuel Award for Best Cinematography | Shai Goldman | ||
| Best Israeli feature picture | Eliran Elya | ||
| honorable mention to the Best Actor | Adar Hazazi Gersch |