The IIJS Summer Film Series concluded with Checkout, the Israeli “psychedelic spy comedy” from director and co-writer Jonathan Dekel. Dekel joined us online on Monday, July 15, at 12:00 PM for a virtual Q&A with IIJS Film Programmer Stuart Weinstock.
In this spy comedy, Dov, an aging and feckless Mossad operative, has just been given notice of his mandatory retirement. About to leave his Istanbul hotel on a wave of self-pity, he decides to stay when he identifies an Arabic-speaking traveler as "Gilgamesh," a notorious terrorist. No spoilers: Dov's pursuit of Gilgamesh plays out more like Curb Your Enthusiasm than Fauda. (97 minutes; English, Hebrew, and Arabic with English subtitles)
Jonathan Dekel’s Q&A is available to view in full below.
This event was made possible by the generosity of the Appel and Kaye families.
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