Leneged einayim ma'araviyot
Under Western Eyes
Mit den Augen des Westens
Directed by
1996
Gary lives as a young architect in Berlin. The sudden news of his father's death leads him back to Israel. Here he learns that his father, convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union, has in fact escaped from prison. An odyssey through the desert begins for Gary. In the middle of nowhere, he is finally confronted with his past.
The prodigal son´s search for the father he believed was dead becomes a tragic and yet hopeful parable on the need to find one´s identity in the space between exile and the country of one´s birth. The film´s depiction of architecture and landscape as well as its sparse, black-and-white visual style make it a convincing artistic debut.