Aaron Cohen's Debt ( he, חובו של אהרון כהן) is a

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, fact based 1999 Israeli film starring

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as Aaron Cohen, a father abruptly taken into custody at his birthday party by police for one child-support payment which he does not believe he owes. Despite his frail health and his daughter's frantic attempts to bail him out, Aaron is forced to spend the night behind bars. Indifferent guards, an over-crowded cell and an infected ulcer thrust Aaron into a

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nightmare. The following morning he is found dead and a hurried investigation hopelessly struggles to make sense of what happened. It was directed by Amalia Margolin and written by

Alon Bar Alon Bar ( he, אַלּוֹן בָּר; born April 2, 1966) is an Israeli-American filmmaker. He wrote the award-winning feature film "Aaron Cohen's Debt,". which he later adapted to the award-winning American screenplay "Under Arrest". He direc ...

. Originally made for Israel Cable Programming ICP, it was released 4 January 1999 in Israel and later the United States, Canada, France, Germany and Australia.

Awards

*2011 Silver Award at th
California Film Awards
USA, for "Under Arrest" the American adaptation of "Aaron Cohen's Debt" *1999 Rockie Award for Best

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at the

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, Canada *1999 Best Foreign Language Film nominee at the

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Film Festival, Austin, Texas, USA

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Awards

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