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Synopsis: Norman Oppenheimer is the President of New York based Oppenheimer Strategies. His word-of-mouth business is consulting work largely in American-Israeli business and politics, that focus due to being Jewish. Most of that work is as a fixer: doing work that others don't want to do and with which they don't want to be officially associated. In reality, Norman is a shyster, and not a very good one at that. His office is comprised of his cell phone and whatever is stuffed in his satchel which is usually slung over his shoulder as he wanders the streets. What he promises is making connections, setting up a meeting between his guy and the other guy. Generally, "his guy" is non-existent, he dropping names of people he usually doesn't know to make connections. A usual tactic he uses is to say that his deceased wife was personally connected to so-and-so, such as being a babysitter, those stories always untrue. All he needs is for one of the people that he approaches to believe a story to build t
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Joseph Cedar
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
75
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
R
Year:
2016
118 min
$3,814,868
Website
227 Views


- Extremely sophisticated.

- Mmm.

- Interesting.

- Yeah, he's a very interesting fellow.

He likes to surround himself with consultants

who are in influential

political positions, you know.

And he's very good at compensating

his consultants. He's...

Yeah, well, maybe I'll have

my office contact him.

We'll see. I'm not a private person,

you know. Not yet, anyway. So...

Yeah, if you have any trouble reaching him,

please, I'd be happy to help you.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

So where are you staying while you are here?

How can I reach you?

Just a second. Can I look at myself yet?

SALESMAN:
Please do.

Well, take this away from me

before I get used to it.

There is one rule

every Israeli politician learns

in the beginning of his career.

You cannot wear a suit that costs

more than an ordinary man's car.

But what if you didn't know what it costs?

I do. It's too late.

Israelis don't like to see

their representatives enjoying themselves.

I'm sorry for wasting your time.

- At least take the shoes.

- No, enough. I don't want them.

Let me buy you the shoes.

It would be my privilege

to buy you these shoes.

- ESHEL:
Please...

- If it makes an Israeli leader feel good,

it's the least that I can do.

- I can't...

- No. No. Come on.

Just put them on one more time.

Would you do that?

Put your feet in.

Before you say no, just...

(SIGHS)

Please.

- We'll take them.

- SALESMAN:
Uh-huh.

I don't want you

walking out of here empty-handed.

- Here.

- No, no, no. I can't let you pay.

- If I take the shoes, I have to pay for it.

- You don't have to. It's done.

It's done. Okay?

- Are you sure?

- I'm sure. Yes. Positive.

SALESMAN:
Mr. Oppenheimer?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.

- Please.

SALESMAN:
Is everything okay?

Yeah. Yes, everything is terrific.

- Enjoy.

- SALESMAN:
Thank you.

ESHEL:

Jesus. I just realized I'm terribly late.

I have to run.

- But I'm glad I bumped into you.

- (BOTH LAUGH)

- My pleasure.

- Yeah.

Here, take some chocolates.

They're really delicious.

No, no. I have a severe nut allergy.

One bite, I could drop dead. So...

- Specifically cashews?

- Peanuts, actually. Peanuts.

But this is the one area I don't take

any risks. But thanks for offering.

- Wait a minute. This could really kill you?

- Yeah, yeah.

What happens to you if you take a bite?

(SIGHS)

Look, if there's even

a smallest trace of a peanut,

my throat closes up, so I can't breathe.

If I don't inject myself with one of these,

I could die in 15 minutes.

Your receipt, Mr. Oppenheimer.

Okay. Thanks.

Mr. Eshel...

Thank you.

- Okay. All right.

- Yeah.

Please, take some chocolates.

Hey, what about Arthur?

Can I tell him that I'm bringing you tonight?

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Joseph Cedar

Yossef (Joseph) Cedar (Hebrew: יוסף סידר; born August 31, 1968) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter. He has won a Silver Bear and an Ophir Award for Best Director, and an Ophir Award for writing a Best Screenplay. He also won the best screenplay award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for his film Footnote (2011). more…

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