Why War? / Written and directed by Amos Gitai
In 1932, Albert Einstein was invited by the League of Nations to address a letter on any subject to any person. He chose to correspond with Sigmund Freud about avoiding war. To this day, the correspondence about war of two great thinkers of all time proves to be more relevant than ever. Inspired by this correspondence between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud almost a century ago, the film Why War traces the roots of war, and embarks on a search for an explanation of the savagery of wars that inhabit our world.
With actors: Irène Jacob, Mathieu Amalric, Micha Lescot, Jérôme Kircher, Yael Abecassis, Keren Mor
The film premiered worldwide as part of the Official Selection of the Venice Film Festival 2025.
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Release: 2025
Length: 87 minuets
Language: French | Hebrew subtitles
Director: Amos Gitai
Produced by:
Agav Films Elefant Films In association with Downtown Studios, Geneva
Stephen and Ruth Hendel, New York
Gad Fiction — Gilles Masson and Nathalie Varagnat, Paris
United King — Moshe and Leon Edery, Tel Aviv
Inter Europ — Laurent Truchot, Paris
Indiana Production — Marco Cohen and Benedetto Habib, Milan |
Live and Survive Productions — Rechulski Agav Hafakot and Shuki Friedman, Tel-Aviv
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse SRG SSR
With the support of Cinéforom and Loterie Romande Democracy Broadcasts of Haifa and the Galilee Architecture and Cinema
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Image: Dan Bronfeld, Agav Films