Adam Resurrected

Adam Resurrected
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Schrader
Produced by	Ehud Bleiberg Werner Wirsing
Screenplay by	Noah Stollman
Based on	the novel by Yoram Kaniuk
Starring	Jeff Goldblum Willem Dafoe Derek Jacobi Ayelet Zurer
Music by	Gabriel Yared
Cinematography	Sebastian Edschmid
Edited by	Sandy Saffeels
Production company	Bleiberg Entertainment 3L Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Image Entertainment (United States) 3L Filmverleih (Germany)
Release dates	December 12, 2008 (2008-12-12) (United States) February 19, 2009 (2009-02-19) (Germany)
Running time	106 min
Country	Germany United States Israel
Language	English German

Adam Resurrected (Hebrew: אדם בן כלב‎, translit. Adam Ben Kelev) is a 2008 American-German-Israeli film, directed by Paul Schrader and adapted from Yoram Kaniuk's novel of the same name published in Israel in 1968 (the book's original name literally means "Man, son of a dog").

Jeff Goldblum stars as the titular character, alongside Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi and Ayelet Zurer. Several major German stars, including Moritz Bleibtreu, Veronica Ferres, Juliane Köhler and Joachim Król, play supporting roles.

Plot

The film follows the story of Adam Stein, a charismatic patient of a fictitious psychiatric asylum for Holocaust survivors in Israel, in 1961.

Cast

• Jeff Goldblum - Adam Stein
• Willem Dafoe - Commandant Klein
• Derek Jacobi - Dr. Nathan Gross
• Ayelet Zurer - Gina Grey
• Hana Laszlo - Rachel Shwester
• Joachim Król - Abe Wolfowitz
• Jenya Dodina - Gretchen Stein

Release

The film was screened at several film festivals, including Telluride, Toronto, Mill Valley, AFI, Haifa Film Festival, Valladolid, the Palm Springs International Film Festival and the London Jewish Film Festival. It was released in Germany on January 22, 2009.

Reception

Adam Resurrected currently holds a 34% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes

External links

• Adam Resurrected at IMDb