Maktub (2017 film) explained

Maktub
Director:	Oded Raz
Studio:	Firma Films
Distributor:	Netflix
Runtime:	100 minutes
Country:	Israel
Language:	Hebrew

Maktub is a 2017 Israeli comedy film directed by Oded Raz and co-written by Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon, the latter two also starring in it. The plot revolves around two gangsters, Steve (Hanan Savyon) and Chuma (Guy Amir). As the two racket protection money from a restaurant in Jerusalem, a terrorist attack kills everyone at the restaurant except them. Thankful for their survival, Steve and Chuma reevaluate what they do for a living, and they start using their connections in the criminal underworld to fulfill wishes they find at the Western Wall.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Guy Amir as Chuma
• Hanan Savyon as Steve
• Gal Amitai as Yiftach
• Chen Amsalem as Lizo
• Edna Blilious as Bruria
• Itzik Cohen as Elkaslasi
• Anastasia Fein as Doniasha
• Eli Haviv as Micky
• Igal Naor as Tzafuf

Release

Maktub was released on June 16, 2018.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Film Review: 'Maktub' . Variety . 16 January 2018 . June 29, 2019 .
2. Web site: 'Maktub' Is A Hilarious Gangster Tale . Forbes . August 19, 2019 .
3. Web site: Netflix import 'Maktub' is a rewarding, dark buddy comedy . The Daily Dot . 17 June 2018 . August 19, 2019 .