Someone to Run With

Director: Oded Davidoff
Israel 2006 118 mins
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles

Based on the best selling novel by internationally acclaimed writer David Grossman, Someone to Run With captures the unrelenting pace and suspense of the original novel as it hurls the audience into a break-neck ride through the streets of Jerusalem at the end of a
dog lead.

Assaf, a shy, awkward seventeen year old, is hauled from his mundane summer job and given an impossible task of tracking down the owner of a lost labradror found wandering in the streets of Jerusalem. As he follows the dog on its circuitous rounds, Assaf begins to piece together the incredible story behind the owner’s disappearance.

‘Highly appealing performances by teen leads make for a noirish, enjoyable adventure ‘ Variety  Close Reviews