''Rabies'' ( he, כלבת, ''Kalevet'') is a 2010
Israeli film written and directed by
Aharon Keshales
Aharon Keshales ( he, אהרון קשלס; born 16 April 1976) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, and film critic.
Biography
Keshales was born in Jaffa, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family. He grew up in Bat Yam, Israel. He served as a s ...
and
Navot Papushado
Navot Papushado ( he, נבות פפושדו; born 4 March 1980) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter.
Early life
Papushado was born in Haifa, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family. He resided in the northern Galilee community settlement ...
. It was marketed as "the first feature-length Israeli horror film".
Plot
A brother and sister are on the run, determined to keep their incestuous relationship a secret. While hiding deep in a forest, among many traps and landmines, the siblings are not alone: the
park ranger
A ranger, park ranger, park warden, or forest ranger is a law enforcement person entrusted with protecting and preserving parklands – national, state, provincial, or local parks.
Description
"Parks" may be broadly defined by some systems in thi ...
, his wife and dog; four friends on their way to have a game of tennis; two police officers; and a serial killer. They all encounter each other in various ways, but not all of them will survive.
Cast
References
Further reading
Ido Rosen. "National Fears in Israeli Horror Films." ''Jewish Film & New Media'' 8.1 (2020): 77–103.
Ido Rosen. National Fears in Israeli Horror Films. MA Thesis. Tel Aviv University, 2017.
External links
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fearsmag.com interview with the filmmakersIsraeli Films: Rabies*
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2010 films
2010 horror films
2010s Hebrew-language films
2010s slasher films
Israeli horror films
Israeli slasher films
Backwoods slasher films
Films set in forests
Films set in Israel
Films shot in Israel
Incest in film
Rabies in popular culture
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