Uri Barbash

Israeli film director

Uri Barbash

Born	(1946-12-24) 24 December 1946 (age 77) Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1982-present

Uri Barbash (Hebrew: אורי ברבש; born 24 December 1946) is an Israeli film director, member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.^[1]

He directed the film "Beyond the Walls" (1984 film) written by his brother Benny Barbash and Eran Preis. the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[2] The film is about an overcrowded prison where Jewish and Arab inmates set aside their prejudices and unite in a daring escape plan.

His film Echad Mishelanu (One of Us) (1989) is an Israeli drama about a military policeman sent to investigate his former comrades in an elite paratroop unit charged with the murder of an Arab who killed a member of the unit. The screenplay was written by the director's brother, Benny Barbash, a peace activist and playwright.^[3]

Filmography

Beyond the Walls (1984)
Unsettled Land The Dreamers (1987)
One of Us (1989)
Real Time (1991)
Beyond the Walls 2 (1992)
Spring 1941 (2008)
Black Honey: The Poetry and Life of Avraham Sutzkever (2018)
The Girl from Oslo (2021)^[4]

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References

^ Anderman, Nirit (2008-10-23). "New Uri Barbash Film Sets a Love Triangle in Holocaust-era Poland". Haaretz. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
^ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
^ One of Us Review. Movie Reviews - Film - Time Out London
^ "'The Girl from Oslo' director talks to i24NEWS".