Rabin, the Last Day

Rabin, the Last Day
	French release poster
Directed by	Amos Gitai
Produced by	Jean-Baptiste Dupont; Cyril Colbeau-Justin; Sylvie Pialat; Francesco Di Silvio; Amos Gitai
Written by	Amos Gitai; Marie-José Sanselme
Music by	Amit Poznansky
Cinematography	Eric Gautier
Edited by	Yuval Orr; Tahel Sofer; Isabelle Ingold
Production; company	LGM Cinéma; Les Films du Worso; France 2 Cinéma; Orange Studio; Hamon Hafakot; Agav Films
Distributed by	Le Pacte (France)
Release date	7 September 2015 (Venice); 4 November 2015 (Israel); 16 December 2015 (France);
Running time	153 minutes[1]
Country	Israel; France
Language	Hebrew; English
Budget	$4.6 million[2]

Rabin, the Last Day is a 2015 Israeli-French docudrama political thriller film[3][4] directed by Amos Gitai. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.[5]

Premise

The film depicts the events surrounding the final days and assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Cast

Yitzhak Hiskiya as chairman
Pini Mittelman as commission member
Michael Warshaviak as commission member
Einat Weizman as commission lawyer
Yogev Yefet as Rabin's murderer
Tomer Sisley as Rabin's driver
Rotem Keinan as commission lawyer
Tomer Russo as hospital director
Uri Gottlieb as attorney general
Ruti Asarsai as police spokeswoman
Dalia Shimko as psychiatrist
Gdalya Besser as police officer
Odelia More as teacher
Eldad Prywes as Rabin's bodyguard
Shalom Shmuelov as intelligence officer
Mali Levi as journalist
Stephen D. Root as journalist
Liron Levo as soldier
Yona Rosenkier as rallye driver
Yael Abecassis as interviewer
Shimon Peres as himself

Reception

Rabin, the Last Day has a score of 61% on Metacritic.[6] The Playlist gave the film a grade of B+, describing it as "deeply absorbing and intelligent".[7] The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film "benefits from fine technical work throughout, from Eric Gautier's sober cinematography to a soulful musical theme by Amit Poznansky".[4] Jonathan Romney of Screendaily considered the film as one of Gitai's "most ambitious and compelling works yet", noting that the film's "slow, deliberate approach makes for a detached air which allows Gitai to show events with distinct clarity".[8]

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References

External links

Rabin, the Last Day on IMDb

Reviews

A. O. Scott. (January 28, 2016).Review: Amos Gitai’s ‘Rabin, the Last Day’ Looks Back in Anguish. New York Times.
J. Hoberman (January 26, 2016). ‘Rabin, The Last Day’ makes Oliver Stone's ‘JFK’ look stone-cold sober. Tablet
Brandon Judell (January 2, 2016). Amos Gitai: With Rabin, The Last Day , Israel’s Godard Takes on Netanyahu, Extremist Rabbis, and an Artist’s Duty. HuffPost.
Jill Lawless (8 September 2015). Venice entry ‘Rabin, The Last Day’ probes an Israeli trauma. Times of Israel.
Thomas L. Friedman (September 23, 2015).
Politicians Seeing Evil, Hearing Evil, Speaking Evil. New York Times.

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[1] "Venezia 72". Venezia.

[2] "French Companies Back Amos Gitai's New Drama". Variety.

[3] "Venice entry 'Rabin, The Last Day' probes an Israeli trauma". Associated Press.

[THR-4] "'Rabin, The Last Day': Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter.

[5] "Venice Film Festival Unveils Star-Studded Lineup for 72nd Edition". The Hollywood Reporter.

[6] ttp://www.metacritic.com/movie/rabin-the-last-day

[7] "Venice Review: Amos Gitai's Powerful, Political, Provocative 'Rabin: The Last Day'". The Playlist.

[8] "'Rabin, The Last Day': Review". Screendaily.