The Awakener The Story of YH Brenner

In 1921 six dead bodies were found near the Red House between Tel Aviv and Jaffa One was the body of YH Brenner a brilliant author the sharp critic of his generation a man of ambiguous sexuality and the characteristics of a raging prophet he was well known throughout the Jewish world An official report written but sealed shortly after these events was discovered only recently It features in this film along with animated sequences by David Polonsky Waltz with Bashir conversations with Brenner scholars rare period stills and selections from his works