''Buzz'' ( he, באזז) is a 1998
Israel
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i film directed by
Eli Cohen
Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen ( he, אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן, ar, إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين; 6 December 1924 – 18 May 1965), commonly known as Eli Cohen, was an Egyptian-born Israel ...
, based on a real murder story. It is known for being frequently used and taught in the
Israeli education system, as well as the
Israel Defense Forces
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and
Israel Prison Service
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
.
Plot
The film is based on a real event in 1994, in which two 14-year-olds—Arbel Aloni and Moshe "Moshiko" Ben-Ivgi—murdered a taxi driver (named Derek Roth). In the film, their names have been changed to Ido Ben Ze'ev and Rafi, respectively. Ido comes from a wealthy family and acts as leader, while Rafi lives with his single mother and follows Ido.
The children start committing crimes such as vandalism and theft, with the knowledge of Ofer Reinitz, a police officer, and the school councilor, Naomi. They work together to put the children in juvenile jail, although Ido's father Gidi, who is a prominent lawyer and personal friend of Ofer's from the army, does not believe the accusations against his son and stops the children from being persecuted on several occasions. After they murder a taxi driver for thrills with an old revolver, both Ido and Rafi are arrested.
Cast
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Tony Tien as Ido
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Yitzhak Atzmon as Rafi
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as Gidi (Ido's father)
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Ahuva Keren as Naomi
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Momo Trelovski as superintendent Rubanenko
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Debbi Besserglick
Debbi Besserglick ( he, דבי בסרגליק; November 19, 1955 – March 10, 2005) was an Israeli actress and voice actress.
Biography
Born in Jaffa, Besserglick studied at Tel Aviv University and the Levinsky College of Education. She then we ...
as School Principal
Screenings
The film was screened in the
Jerusalem Film Festival
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and in numerous film festivals abroad, including
Brussels
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,
Toronto
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,
Palm Beach,
Monte Carlo
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,
San Francisco
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,
Boston
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,
Buffalo,
St. Louis
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,
Denver
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and
Los Angeles
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. It was later run frequently on Israel's
Channel 2.
External links
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1990s Hebrew-language films
1998 films
1998 drama films
Films directed by Eli Cohen
Israeli crime drama films
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