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The Awakener: The Story of YH Brenner (2015)
Directed by Yair Qedar
Documentary · 56m
In 1921, six dead bodies were found near the Red House between Tel Aviv and Jaffa. One was the body of Y.H. Brenner, a brilliant author, the sharp critic of his generation, a man of ambiguous sexuality and the characteristics of a raging prophet; he was well known throughout the Jewish world. An official report, written but sealed shortly after these events, was discovered only recently. It features in this film, along with animated sequences by David Polonsky (“Waltz with Bashir”), conversations with Brenner scholars, rare period stills, and selections from his works.
Crew
- Director
- Yair Qedar
- Producer
- Yair Qedar
Details
- Original title
- המעורר, י.ח ברנר
- Release date
- 2015-05-07
- Runtime
- 56m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- HE
- Spoken languages
- Hebrew