Himmo, King of Jerusalem

Adapted from Yoram Kaniuk's best-selling novel, this heart-rending love story unfolds during the siege of Jerusalem in 1948. A young and beautiful volunteer nurse is drawn to the enigmatic Himmo, a mortally wounded and mutilated soldier who cannot speak or move.

Cast

Icho Avital

as Yoram

Amiram Gabriel

as Frangi

Yossi Graber

as Doctor

Alona Kimhi

as Hamutal

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