Aharon Keshales
Director and Writer at AFIN
Film critic · Film director · Screenwriter · Israel
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Biography
Aharon Keshales is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his work in the horror and thriller genres. He began his career as a film critic and lecturer before transitioning to filmmaking. Keshales co-directed Rabies (2010), Israel's first horror film, and Big Bad Wolves (2013), which received critical acclaim and was praised by director Quentin Tarantino as the best film of the year.
Born in Giaffa, Tel Aviv, Israele.
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Primarily credited in directing across their wider career, per TMDB.
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South of Heaven Director · Screenplay2h2021 Convicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year of her life - unfortunately it’s not that simple.
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ABCs of Death 2 Director2h 4m2014 Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.
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Big Bad Wolves Director · Writer1h 50m2013 The twisted paths of three very different men brutally collide due to a chain of unspeakable murders: a grieving father who has been doomed to seek vengeance and a police detective who boldly crosses the narrow boundary between law and crime meet a religion teacher suspected of being the murderer.
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Rabies Director · Screenplay1h 30m2010 A brother and sister who run away from home find sanctuary in a deserted nature reserve. When the sister falls into the trap of a psychopathic killer, the brother sets out on a race against time to find help.
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Once Upon a Time in Palestine Director · Screenplay A heavily influenced by classic cinema look at life in the Palestine of 1946 under British rule.
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