Caribbean Cinemas of Puerto Rico -

Footnote

                GENRE: 
                Drama                                                                                               
             
             RATING:                                                          
             PG
              
             RUNNING TIME:
             1:43      
              
             RELEASE DATE:
             08/02/2012
             
             STARRING:
             Shlomo Bar-Aba, Lior Ashkenazi, Aliza Rosen                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
             
             DIRECTOR:
             Joseph Cedar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
             
             PRODUCER(S):
             David Mandil, Moshe Edery                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
             
             WRITER(S):
             Joseph Cedar

MOVIE SYNOPSIS

Footnote is the tale of a great rivalry between a father and son. Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors who have dedicated their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. The father, Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, who appears to feed on accolades, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn. When Eliezer learns that he is to be awarded the Israel Prize, the most valuable honor for scholarship in the country, his vanity and desperate need for validation are exposed. His son Uriel, meanwhile, is thrilled to see his father's achievements finally recognized but, in a darkly funny twist, is forced to choose between the advancement of his own career and his father's. Will he sabotage his father?s glory?