New Movie: Mr. Cole's Last Hour

The film, starring Ohad Dawn, directed and by Doron Eran, and scripted by Joshua Sobol - goes live on March 26, 2020 ## The last hour of attorney Mickey Cole, before entering prison on charges of assaulting a judge

Yoram Mark-Reich

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"The Last Hour of Mr. Cole," Doron Eran's film, was created as a protest film that addresses the link between governing capital and the judiciary, corporate conspiracies, and freedom. The film is based on Joshua Sobol's award-winning play, which adapted it for the screenplay and premiered at the recent Haifa festival.

The film centers on the last hour of attorney Mickey Cole, before entering prison following a judge's assault. The plot: Cole stands at the entrance to the prison, receiving a phone call that devours the cards and reveals to him that not everything is lost in the same sentence in which he lost his wife, fortune and liberty. During that hour, through telephone conversations with the women in his life and through flashes of key moments during the course of the trial, Mickey Cole tries to discover the truth about the failure of the trial and (even with himself) an acrimonious account.

Doron Eran : "Where humans are calculated and frightened, swallowing injustices and stifling the sense of justice that exists in every person, Mickey Cole makes a sound of protest, and does unspeakable acts of protest. Attorney Mickey Cole is my hero."

"The film was created as a protest film for me as a director against government corruption over the past decade. In my opinion, many of the Israeli filmmakers and cultural leaders in recent years have chosen to remain silent and not express their views. As a filmmaker, I believe that it is my job these days to create a film that is on the public agenda, not just the connection Corrupting capital and government, but also the helplessness of those who are trying to come out against government corruption. "

"In a reality where people are terrified and stifled by their voices and consciences, it is precisely my film hero, Attorney Mickey Cole, who makes a sound of protest. Attorney Cole is the person who decides, against all odds, to fight the governing system. In his case, the court sys