Hanna K.

Costa-Gavras
1983-09-07

They encouraged her independence. They let her speak. They thought no one would listen. But her questions could bring down the country.
6
100 min

Israeli attorney Hanna Kaufman has her beliefs challenged when she is appointed to the defense of Selim Bakri. Kaufman, who was born in the United States to survivors of the Holocaust, has always accepted Israel's right to exist. But she bears witness to some of the costs of its sovereignty when she meets Bakri, a dispossessed Palestinian man facing serious criminal charges who wants the same thing as his supposed enemies: to reclaim his family home.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jill Clayburgh Hanna Kaufman Unowned
Jean Yanne Victor Bonnet Unowned
Gabriel Byrne Joshué Herzog Unowned
David Clennon Ammon Unowned
Shimon Finkel Professor Leventhal Unowned
Oded Kotler The Stranger Unowned
Michal Bat-Adam Russian Woman Unowned
Dafna Levy Dafna Unowned
Dan Muggia Allenby Bridge Captain Unowned
Robert Sommer President of the Court Unowned
Ronald Guttman Warden Unowned
Bruno Corazzari President of the Court Unowned
Amnon Kapeliouk Judge Unowned
Dalik Wollinitz Check Point Sergeant Unowned
Luca Barbareschi Young Lawyer Unowned
Gideon Amir Court Lawyer Unowned
William Berger German Journalist Unowned
Murray Gronwall Jail Interpreter Unowned
Cyrus Elias Jail Parlor Guard Unowned
Izviad Arad Tourist Guide Unowned
Jacques Cohen Man at Airport Unowned
Uri Gavriel Airport Barman Unowned
Manuel Cauchi Beach Barman Unowned
Manuel Cauchi Airport Controller Unowned
Edward Betz Court Usher Unowned
Sarit Shatzki Ludmilla Unowned
Tal Ron Village Captain Unowned
Zinedine Soualem Villiage Sergeant Unowned
Esther Zewko TWA Air Hostess Unowned
Roy Baranes Palestinian Defendant Unowned
Moffed Titi Palestinian Defendant Unowned
Kassim Arian Palestinian Defendant Unowned
Michael Greenspan TV Speaker Unowned
Yoram Loewenstein Irritated Tourist Unowned
Abou Barakat Old Shepherd Unowned
Dalia Zagni (uncredited) Unowned
Mohammad Bakri Selim Bakri Unowned