Tikkun

There is no denying the film's uncanny power or its visual discipline.
-- A.O. Scott, New York Times

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Tikkun

Haim-Aaron is an ultra-Orthodox religious scholar from Jerusalem whose talent and devotion are envied by all. One evening, following a self-imposed fast, he collapses and loses consciousness. The paramedics announce his death, but his father, refusing to let him go, takes over resuscitation efforts and, beyond all expectations, Haim-Aaron comes back to life. After the accident, the scholar becomes apathetic toward his studies. He suddenly feels a strange awakening in his body and suspects that God is testing him. When his father notices these changes in his son's behavior, he tries to forgive him, tormented by the fear that he has subverted God's will when he resuscitated his son.

Best Feature, 2015 Jerusalem Film Festival
Not Rated
Genre
Drama, Mystery
Runtime
120
Language
Hebrew, Yiddish
Director
Avishai Sivan
Cast
Khalifa Natour, Riki Blich, Omri Fuhrer, Gur Sheinberg, Shani Ben Haim, Aharon Traitel
FEATURED REVIEW
Diana Clarke, Village Voice

Tikkun opens in an empty room filmed in black-and-white. There is dead air, then metal tools clang on white tile. Hooves clack as cows walk to slaughter; a blade sings in the air. The butcher is a bearded man, a Hasidic Jew. He and the other characters, living in Israel, speak Hebrew (and ...

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