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Himmo, King Of Jerusalem

1988, Movie, NR, 84 mins

Himmo, King Of Jerusalem: Review

In a departure from his earlier films concerned with contemporary sexual turmoil--BAR 51 (1986) and DRIFTING (1984)--Israeli director Amos Gutman has based his latest work on a best-selling Israeli novel set during that country's War of Independence, Yoram Kaniuk's Himmo, King of Jerusalem. In 1948, Jerusalem is under siege, and a temporary military hospital has been set up at the St. Heironymus Monastery to help cope with the increasing numbers of wounded. Kimchi, whose lo... read more leave a comment