David Akerman (Writer)

Jerusalem

Amir is a police officer in the cosmopolite district of the old town of Jerusalem, handling day-to-day conflicts between the different confessions to maintain a semblance of status quo. But, when two holy days in the Muslim and Jewish calendars fall on the same day, it seems that, for some, this could be the perfect time to spark a war.

Release Date: 2022-05-12

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Playoff

In the 1980s, an Israeli refugee, deemed a traitor, coaches West Germany's basketball team.

Release Date: 2011-11-24

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 10

Wasserman: The Rain Man

Abraham Wasserman, a Holocaust survivor who had lost his entire family in the camps, and who has since turned his back on God is an elderly farmer living in a small, rural community. Of his two daughters, one still lives with him whilst the other has become ultra-orthodox. The relationship with his immediate family is complex, as is the one with his grandchildren and the other locals in the community which, over the years, has grown increasingly religious. It is a drought year and Abraham, for whom working the field is his whole life, finds himself at a critical juncture: he stands to lose everything – his livelihood, his family; even his hatred of God which is keeping him alive. In this time of crisis, he is left with no choice but to seek out the same God whom he had forsaken; and pray.

Release Date: 2005-01-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer