Ahasverus, king of Persia and Media, puts aside Vashti and makes Esther his queen, choosing her among maidens in a kingdom stretching from India to Ethiopia. Esther, using information from Mordecai, her uncle and patron, saves the king from assassination. Haman, the king's favorite, is miffed when Mordecai won't bow to him, so he orders death to all Jews in the kingdom, under the seal of the king. Esther pleads for her people, and Mordecai is in turn given license to make his own edict under the king's seal. Mordecai loses sight of his original intention, and bloody murder ensues. Purim annually celebrates the story. At the end of the film, the actors comment.
Cast
Simone Benyamini
Esther
Juliano Mer-Khamis
Haman
Zare Vartanian
Ahasverus
David Cohen
Hagai
Shmuel Wolf
Narrator
Sara Cohen
Singer in Hebrew
Rim Bani
Singer in Arabic
Mohammad Bakri
Mordecai
Yasmin Alush
Unknown
Fuad Awad
Unknown
Sigal Azrad
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Nahoom Berkovitch
Unknown
Yaacov Biryoti
Unknown
Haim Biryoti
Unknown
Rafi Cohen
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Tuma Elias
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Victor Frentchik
Unknown
Sharona Gabai
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