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Michal Ben Horin reveals her childhood secrets. Through a personal film archive in which she holds private conversations with the world’s most psychopathic criminals, including Charles Manson, Richard Ramirez – The Night Stalker who murdered 18 people, Lynette Fromme – a member of the Manson family and the woman who tried to assassinate President Ford, and more.
Michal asks them questions she couldn’t ask her stepfather, Motke Keddar, a Mossad agent who murdered his informant and became known as prisoner X, but for Michal he is the man who hurt her, and the biggest psychopath of all. The protagonist embarks on a 30 -year journey in which she wants to understand the dangerous madness behind the stamp of genius and logical proficiency of her stepfather.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv Film Festival 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel
Director: Limor Pinhasov
Producer: Lilach Shayo
Production Company: Cicero Films
Cinematographer: Oded Kirma
Editor: Shauli Melamed
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Didi Erez
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, KAN – Israeli Public Broadcast Corp
Script: Limor Pinhasov
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: x האסירה
Michal Ben Horin reveals her childhood secrets. Through a personal film archive in which she holds private conversations with the world’s most psychopathic criminals, including Charles Manson, Richard Ramirez – The Night Stalker who murdered 18 people, Lynette Fromme – a member of the Manson family and the woman who tried to assassinate President Ford, and more.
Michal asks them questions she couldn’t ask her stepfather, Motke Keddar, a Mossad agent who murdered his informant and became known as prisoner X, but for Michal he is the man who hurt her, and the biggest psychopath of all. The protagonist embarks on a 30 -year journey in which she wants to understand the dangerous madness behind the stamp of genius and logical proficiency of her stepfather.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv Film Festival 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel
Director: Limor Pinhasov
Producer: Lilach Shayo
Production Company: Cicero Films
Cinematographer: Oded Kirma
Editor: Shauli Melamed
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Didi Erez
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, KAN – Israeli Public Broadcast Corp
Script: Limor Pinhasov
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: x האסירה