Adam Resurrected (2008)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Paul Schrader

Writers:

Yoram Kaniuk (novel)
Noah Stollman (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

In a world gone mad, being insane was just a way to fit in.

Plot:

In the aftermath of WWII, a former circus entertainer who was spared from the gas chamber becomes the ringleader at an asylum for Holocaust survivors.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Circus | Holocaust | Concentration Camp | Nazi

Cast

Jeff Goldblum	...	Adam Stein
Willem Dafoe	...	Commandant Klein
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasile Albinet	...	Volk soldier nazi
Idan Alterman	...	Arthur
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Joseph Gracci
Jenya Dodina	...	Gretchen Stein (as Evgenia Dodina)
Veronica Ferres	...	Frau Fogel
Derek Jacobi	...	Dr. Nathan Gross
Benjamin Jagendorf	...	Rabbi Lichtenstein
Dror Keren	...	Dr. Uri Slonim
Juliane Köhler	...	Ruth Edelson
Joachim Król	...	Abe Wolfowitz
Hana Laszlo	...	Rachel Shwester
Mickey Leon	...	Golomb
Cristian Motiu	...	Volk
Tudor Rapiteanu	...	David
Gabriel Spahiu	...	Taub
Yoram Toledano	...	Tarshish (as Yoram Tolledano)
Ayelet Zurer	...	Gina Grey

Also Known As:

Adam Ben Kelev (Israel: Hebrew title)
Ein Leben für ein Leben - Adam Resurrected (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing behavior, sexuality, nudity and some language.

Runtime:

Canada:106 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Germany | USA | Israel

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade)

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

July August Productions

Trivia:

Moni Moshonov was cast as Arthur but had to drop due to schedule conflict and was replaced by comedian-actor Idan Alterman.

Fade to black 'Wow!'

This is the best movie I have seen in a very long time. A completely intriguing script, with some really good acting. Jeff Golblum is playing a Jewish man and lands a powerful and extraordinary performance. Although he has faults at the beginning with the accent, he clearly improves during the movie. This is not a gruesome war movie. In fact, I didn't see one person murdered. It's a psychological drama that revolves around the tormented soul that Jeff Golblum portrays. A tragedy mixed with really dark humour that will keep your attention for the entirety of the film. It's rare that you see Hollywood actors doing such dark, confronting, art-house kind of movies, but this one works and I'm going to recommend it to lots of people.