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"Jewish Vendetta"
1997
Directed by Aleksandr Shabatayev

In this thriller a man suspecting that his wife has been cheating on him, fakes a heart attack and uses the guilt of his "death bed" to elicit a confession from her. She reveals that her lone infidelity came 30 years ago with her husband's best friend in Russia. The husband cannot let this ancient history rest, so he leaves Israel for Russia to reclaim his honor. If only his son and the Russian mob would get out of his way and let him take revenge. A clever film about the lasting power of jealousy. Featuring Leonid Kanevsky. Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles. 75 minutes.