Hanna K. 1983

Name: Hanna K.
Released: 1983-09-07
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Jean Yanne, Gabriel Byrne, David Clennon, Shimon Finkel

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Costa-Gavras
Written by:	Costa-Gavras & Franco Solinas
Release date:	1983-09-07
Runtime:	100 minutes
Tagline:	They encouraged her independence. They let her speak. They thought no one would listen. But her questions could bring down the country.