The Man who Loves Hebrew

At the beginning of the 20th century, a language war raged in Palestine. The contenders: Yiddish, Russian, French, German, English, and Hebrew, a language barely spoken for 2000 years. This feature film tells the dramatic life story of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda who championed the cause of modern Hebrew.

Director: Eli Cohen

Cast: Kevin Patterson, Sinai Peter, Anat Waxman, Gal Zaid, Nissim Zohar, Irina Seleznyova

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.