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Footnote

Comedy

Footnote

Pride, envy, vanity… How far would you go for recognition?

7.0(76) 5/25/2011 1h 42m
Comedy

Jerusalem, Israel. Professors Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik, father and son, have dedicated their lives to the study of the Jewish scriptures. Eliezer is a stubborn and methodical scholar who has never been recognized for his work; Uriel is a rising star, someone admired and praised by his colleagues. The fragile balance that has kept their personal relationship almost intact is broken in an unexpected way by a simple phone call.

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Top Cast

Shlomo Bar-Aba

Shlomo Bar-Aba

Eliezer

Lior Ashkenazi

Lior Ashkenazi

Uriel

Aliza Rosen

Aliza Rosen

Yehudit

AZ

Alma Zak

Dikla

ML

Micah Lewensohn

Grossman

Nevo Kimchi

Nevo Kimchi

Fingerhut

Yuval Scharf

Yuval Scharf

Noa

DM

Daniel Markovich

Josh

Directed by

Joseph Cedar

Production

Reviews

r96sk

6/10

7/21/2025

<em>'Footnote'</em> didn't really do it for me. The slow start was hindering early on, specifically that very first scene where we just linger on Eliezer and Uriel; I get why, it just didn't work in getting me hooked. I found the characters kinda unlikeable too; by design but still. I don't need to like characters, but if they aren't the most watchable in that department then they need to be interesting - the main bunch, although this element does improve (as the film does itself) as the run time ticks on, aren't all that noteworthy to see onscreen. The second half of the movie is most certainly the better portion. Not only does the aforementioned get better (albeit not enough to make me say I enjoyed this) but the editing and score gets pretty lively. The subtle humour scattered in,

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