''Ultimatum'' is a 2009 French-Israeli-Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

co-written and directed by Alain Tasma, starring Gaspard Ulliel and Jasmine Trinca. The film was released in France on 30 September 2009 by Mars Distribution.

Plot

1990, New Year's Eve; the United Nations calls the United Nations called on

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

to withdraw its soldiers from

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

on pain of NATO military intervention. In the West, people imagine the possibility of a third world war, while in Jerusalem, there are concerns about chemical and biological weapons. Luisa, a 23-year-old Franco-Italian, studies ancient history in

Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...

. Nathanaël, also 23, is a painter and works as a security guard in East Jerusalem. As Saddam Hussein threatens to launch SCUD missiles at Israel, the young couple deals with the ramifications of world events on their relationship.

Cast

* Gaspard Ulliel as Nathanaël * Jasmine Trinca as Luisa *

Michel Boujenah Michel Boujenah (born 3 November 1952) is a French-Tunisian Jewish actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter. Life and career Michel Boujenah was born on 3 November 1952 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is the brother of Paul Boujenah, a film dir ...

as Victor * Anna Galiena as Rachel * Sarah Adler as Tamar * Hana Laszlo as Bella *

Lior Ashkenazi Lior Ashkenazi (; born 28 December 1968) is an Israeli actor, voice actor, comedian and television presenter. Regarded as one of the best performers of his generation in Israel, he is recognized for his versatile work across independent films, tel ...

as Gil

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* 2009 films 2009 drama films French drama films Israeli drama films Italian drama films Films shot in Israel Films set in Israel French multilingual films 2009 multilingual films 2000s French films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub