The Appointed

The Appointed (1990)

Shmaya (Shuli Rand), a small-time magician whose career consists of gigs at local venues in the north of Israel, meets Oshra (Ronit Elkabetz) at one of his shows, who possesses genuine mystical powers. Shmaya makes Oshra part of his act and together, they perform real-life feats of magic and miracles before their slack-jawed audiences. Meanwhile, Shmaya’s father – a holy man with his own loyal following, is dying. He asks his followers to bring him his estranged son, so that he can take his place after his death and lead their community. Shmaya does just that and goes on to become a spiritual leader. However, his ongoing attraction to Oshra is now on a collision course with his new calling.

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  • Release Date: 1990-03-25
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Director: Daniel Wachsmann

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  • Cast

    • Shuli Rand

      Shemya Ben-David

    • Ronit Elkabetz

      Oshra

    • Tzvi Shissel

      Manager

    • Shabtai Konorti

      Uzia

    • Reuven Dayan

      Head of Municipality

    • Yitzhak Ne'eman

      The opponent

    • David Danino

      Michael