Hanna K. backdrop

Hanna K. 1983 Directed by Costa-Gavras

They encouraged her independence. They let her speak. They thought no one would listen. But her questions could bring down the country.

Israeli attorney Hanna Kaufman has her beliefs challenged when she is appointed to the defense of Selim Bakri. Kaufman, who was born in the United States to survivors of the Holocaust, has always accepted Israel's right to exist. But she bears witness to some of the costs of its sovereignty when she meets Bakri, a dispossessed Palestinian man facing serious criminal charges who wants the same thing as his supposed enemies: to reclaim his family home.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Companies Gaumont , Films A2 , KG Productions
Revenue $114,247
Release Date 7 September 1983
100 mins
Cast
Jill Clayburgh Hanna Kaufman
Jean Yanne Victor Bonnet
Gabriel Byrne Joshué Herzog
Shimon Finkel Professor Leventhal
Oded Kotler The Stranger
Michal Bat-Adam Russian Woman
Dan Muggia Allenby Bridge Captain
Robert Sommer President of the Court
Bruno Corazzari President of the Court
Dalik Wollinitz Check Point Sergeant
Luca Barbareschi Young Lawyer
Gideon Amir Court Lawyer
William Berger German Journalist
Murray Gronwall Jail Interpreter
Cyrus Elias Jail Parlor Guard
Izviad Arad Tourist Guide
Jacques Cohen Man at Airport
Uri Gavriel Airport Barman
Manuel Cauchi Beach Barman
Manuel Cauchi Airport Controller
Edward Betz Court Usher
Sarit Shatzki Ludmilla
Tal Ron Village Captain
Zinedine Soualem Villiage Sergeant
Esther Zewko TWA Air Hostess
Roy Baranes Palestinian Defendant
Moffed Titi Palestinian Defendant
Kassim Arian Palestinian Defendant
Michael Greenspan TV Speaker
Yoram Loewenstein Irritated Tourist
Abou Barakat Old Shepherd
Dalia Zagni (uncredited)
Mohammad Bakri Selim Bakri