''Avanti Popolo'' ( he, אוונטי פופולו) is a 1986 Israeli
drama film
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directed by
Rafi Bukai Rafi may refer to:
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* Rafi (political party) ...
.
The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
59th Academy Awards
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, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
The film's name is derived from the opening words of the Italian revolutionary song
Bandiera Rossa, which is sung by the film's protagonists, Israeli and Egyptian soldiers wandering the Sinai Desert in the aftermath of the
1967 War
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.
Cast
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Salim Dau
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as Haled el Asmar
*
Suhel Haddad
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as Gassan Hamada
*
Tuvia Gelber Tuvia may refer to
*Tuvia (given name)
*Be'er Tuvia
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as David Pozner
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Danny Segev
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as Yaacov Hirsh
*
Dani Roth
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as Dani Sela
*
Barry Langford
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as English Journalist
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Michael Koresh
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as Military Attache
See also
*
*
List of Israeli submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
*
1986 films
1986 drama films
Israeli drama films
1980s Arabic-language films
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