One of 2012's nominees for Foreign Language Film Academy Awards, Joseph Cedar's Israeli drama pores with gentle intensity over Old Testament size conflicts between an elderly father and his grown son.
Both are religious scholars in Talmudic studies. Both are rich with the human flaws of pride and envy. "Footnote is exquisitely assembled with a grand score which emphasizes the titanic and sometimes hilarious nature of filial duty. The film stars Eliezer Shkolnick and Lior Ashkenazi.
