Beyond the Walls
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In Israel's Central Prison, the security officer is corrupt, supplying drugs and stirring the hatred between Jewish and Arab prisoners to his advantage. Uri, in for 12 years for armed robbery, and Issan, in for 50 years for PLO violence, command the respect of their cells. When the Arabs are framed for the murder of a Jewish prisoner and a young inmate commits suicide rather than lie about what happened, Uri and Issan form an unlikely partnership, leading the security block on a strike. Prison officials try to break it. In the background are Uri's daughter and Issan's wife, women of beauty and passion who embody the distance from inside a cell to the outside.
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Cast
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Arnon Zadok
Uri
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Assi Dayan
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Rami Danon
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Boaz Sharabi
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Adib Jahschan
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Roberto Pollack
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Haim Shinar
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Naffi Salach
Yussuf Abed A'Nur
Rashid
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Avi Abuav
Jailer
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Ali Al'Azaari
Hassan
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Eliezer Albala
Gezer
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Uri Barbash Director · Benny Barbash Writer Eran Preis Writer
Worldwide gross $400K · First release September 27, 1984 · Produced in Israel
Box office
Worldwide gross
$400,000
Production
April Films
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
Israel
Produced in
Languages
Original title
מאחורי הסורגים
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Hebrew
Release dates
Israel · September 27, 1984
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
March 30, 1990 · Limited theatrical · The Jewish Film Festival, Moscow
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