Uri Barbash

Uri Barbash
Born (1946-12-24) 24 December 1946 (age 77)
Tel Aviv, Israel
OccupationFilm director
Years active1982-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]

Barbash (left), at IFFI (2015)

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]

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