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Lior Ashkenazi, Ania Bukstein, Danny Geva, Yael Grobglas, Ran Danker ... see more see more... , Ofer Schecter , Efrat Boimold , Henry David

Strange things are happening to a handful of people lost in the woods in this offbeat horror film from Israeli filmmakers Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado. Tali (Liat Har Lev) has become trapped in... read more read more... a stretch of mine shaft that hasn't been used in years, and her brother Ofer (David Henry) is desperate to free her, in part for the sake of her safety and partly in fear of their parents learning their shocking secret. Tennis players Adi (Ania Bukstein) and Shir (Yael Grobglas) are en route to a match with Mike (Ran Danker) and Pini (Ofer Shechter) when a short cut goes wrong and they end up lost. Menashe (Menashe Noy) is a forest ranger who senses things are not quite right while talking his dog for a walk. And Dani (Lior Ashkenazi) and Yuval (Danny Geva) are a pair of clumsy police officers patrolling the area. Ofer flags down the tennis players for help, and before long the cops and the forest ranger show up. As this group of strangers try to deal with the immediate crisis, they soon discover a serial killer is on the loose, and deadly violence is appearing in unexpected places. Billed as the first Israeli slasher film, Kalevet (aka Rabies) received its North American premiere at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, where it screened as part of the Cinemania program. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Ahron Keshales, Navot Paposhaddo, Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado

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DVD Release Date: February 28, 2012

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  • aachooo
    May 1, 2012
    aachooo
    "The first Israeli horror film ever made" pues como 'primer' representante del genero de su pais esta bien, tiene los cliches adecuados, la rubia estupida que esta toda torpe cuando la van a matar, el vatito cachondo que ya quieres que lo maten, lso hillbilies policias torpes y u... read moren asesino rondando por el bosque...

    mmhh tiene su dotacion de sangre , poco gore y pues queda en buen intento . nada más
  • joemamaohio
    April 24, 2012
    joemamaohio
    On a fox reserve, a group of strangers encounter the darkness within themselves and the evil that surrounds them.

    -A brother and sister with a very...sordid...past struggles to re-connect after the sister is kidnapped by a killer

    -A group of students have their car break down a... read morefter hitting a man, and they split up and chaos ensues, especially when the cops arrive

    -A man is working with his dog when he uncovers a deadly secret and tries to help, but ends up succumbing to the darkness

    This was Israel's first horror film ever made, and the directors started the genre off with a bang. The interesting twist in the film is that there really isn't a killer (the actual killer spends most of the time unconscious), but rather it delves into our own personal psyches, and what we would do once it seems civilization has become corrupt.

    A great story, a great script and terrific acting, "Rabies" is a great international horror film.
  • daynadadiva
    April 20, 2012
    daynadadiva
    I don't want to give to much away about this Israeli film because I hate to read a review that gives too much info and then I'm waiting for something to happen that was written in that tell tale review or it's in the back of my mind and I keep thinking which one,when and where.
    I... read more will tell you that I enjoyed this Subtitled slasher/thriller/black comedy more than I have enjoyed any film in quite awhile.
    It is very light on the comedy but it's just enough so it doesn't take itself too seriously.
    There are also some good effects and plenty of blood.
    It starts out with a serial killer/maniac in the woods who captures a woman in a trap and from there it goes into a multitude of mistaken identity's, mistrusts and betrayals as a foursome of twenty somethings get lost and make a wrong turn into The Killer's domain. Enter two cops an older couple and their dog and the fun and mayhem begins.
    I loved it..Bravo

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Critic Reviews

Andrew O'Hehir
April 28, 2011
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

Takes the standard stupid-kids-in-the-woods formula and inverts it to delicious, hilarious and extremely mean effect. Full Review

Staci Layne Wilson
February 28, 2012
Staci Layne Wilson, Sci-Fi Weekly

While I can't say I really enjoyed Rabies (the story is just too tired and the characters too stock, for someone raised on horror movies), I do respect its fine filmmaking. Full Review

Brian Tallerico
October 6, 2011
Brian Tallerico, The Deadbolt

One of those fascinating horror movies that never gets too weird to lose its footing but also stays completely unpredictable. Full Review

Anton Bitel
September 6, 2011
Anton Bitel, Little White Lies

a dark (if brightly lit) comedy of errors, full of tensions that... reflect a nation's complex social and political landscape, where twinned senses of entitlement and entrapment have produced a treach... Full Review

Scott Weinberg
September 5, 2011
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet

A stalker kicks off an ever-escalating carnival of carnage. (Cleverer than it sounds.) Full Review

Simon Foster
August 26, 2011
Simon Foster, sbs.com.au

Keshales' and Papushado's sublime cross-cutting of the film's chronology builds a terrific tension and amplifies every unexpected twist for maximum impact. Full Review

Nick Schager
April 19, 2011
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Rabies' ideas about mankind's penchant for hostility are generic and monotonous. Full Review

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