Ahasverus, king of Persia and Media, makes Esther his queen after setting aside Vashti. She saves him from assassination, but Haman plots to kill all Jews, prompting Esther to plead for her people.
- Directors
- Amos Gitai
- Cast
- Simone Benyamini, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Zare Vartanian, David Cohen, Shmuel Wolf, Sara Cohen, Rim Bani, Mohammad Bakri, Yasmin Alush, Fuad Awad, Sigal Azrad, Nahoom Berkovitch, Yaacov Biryoti, Haim Biryoti, Rafi Cohen, Tuma Elias, Victor Frentchik, Sharona Gabai
- Country
- Austria, Israel, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France
- Genre
- Drama
- Release date
- 1986-01-01
- Studios
- ORF, AGAV Films, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), United Studios, Channel Four Films
Esther Plot and Cast
In a kingdom stretching from India to Ethiopia, King Ahasverus sets aside Vashti and chooses Esther as his queen. Using information from her uncle and patron Mordecai, Esther saves the king from assassination. Haman, the king's favorite, becomes enraged when Mordecai refuses to bow to him and orders the death of all Jews under the king's seal. Esther pleads for her people, and Mordecai is given license to issue his own edict, but he loses sight of his original intention and bloody murder follows. Purim annually celebrates this story, and at the end of the film the actors comment.
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