Eastern Wind

• Director: Daniel Wachsmann
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• Genre: Drama
• Release Year: 1983
• Country: IL
• Run Time: 90 minutes

Plot

Filmed in Hebrew, Eastern Wind details the consequences of "diplomacy." Shlomo Tarshish portrays a Jewish landowner; Yasin Shawap an Arab laborer. Their relationship is cordial, if not overly friendly. But this may change radically: the Israeli government has announced plans to confiscate Arab land -- including Shawap's. The film is remarkable in its balance -- there are no heroes or villains, and the audience is permitted to sympathize with whomever it wishes. Eastern Wind was originally titled Hamsin. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Yasin Shawap; Shlomo Tarshish

Credit

Daniel Wachsmann - Director