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The Bankers Trial
Five penniless citizens set on a crusade against the most powerful figures of the financial system In Israel – and beat them.
After his girlfriend is issued with an illegal repossession order, attorney Barak Cohen launches a public campaign against the heads of Israel’s banking industry.
That was the backdrop for the suit filed against Cohen and his fellow activists. The severe criminal charges were straight out of racketeering case but Barak and his friends remained undaunted. For them, this was a golden opportunity to turn the tables and transform the trial into an indictment of Israel’s banking sector, proving that when you believe you are right, you are destined to win the fight.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2022
Director: Eliav Lilti
Producer: Stav Meron Morag, Eliav Lilti
Production Company: Pardes films
Cinematographer: Eliav Lilti
Editor: Neta Braun
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Avshalom Hasfari, Aryeh Hasfari (WC)
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Televison, KAN – Israeli Public Broadcast Corp, Mifal HaPayis, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Script: Eliav Lilti
Distributor: Pardes films
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: משפט הבנקאים
Five penniless citizens set on a crusade against the most powerful figures of the financial system In Israel – and beat them.
After his girlfriend is issued with an illegal repossession order, attorney Barak Cohen launches a public campaign against the heads of Israel’s banking industry.
That was the backdrop for the suit filed against Cohen and his fellow activists. The severe criminal charges were straight out of racketeering case but Barak and his friends remained undaunted. For them, this was a golden opportunity to turn the tables and transform the trial into an indictment of Israel’s banking sector, proving that when you believe you are right, you are destined to win the fight.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2022
Director: Eliav Lilti
Producer: Stav Meron Morag, Eliav Lilti
Production Company: Pardes films
Cinematographer: Eliav Lilti
Editor: Neta Braun
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Avshalom Hasfari, Aryeh Hasfari (WC)
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Televison, KAN – Israeli Public Broadcast Corp, Mifal HaPayis, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Script: Eliav Lilti
Distributor: Pardes films
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: משפט הבנקאים