A reality TV creator turns his dying mentor into the season's most twisted ratings grab.
It is the height of summer and the reality show "his heart's choice" is just about to launch its third season. Zacky Reibenbach, the show's creator, knows that without a really good gimmick, there is no way he will repeat the success of the previous two seasons. Until he recalls his film student Yehuda Konitz.
Acting
Ofer Shechter's slow-burn descent from idealist to accomplice.
Direction
Dror Sabo's handheld intimacy makes exploitation feel uncomfortably real.
Writing
Ruthless satire of reality TV's hunger for human suffering.
Director
Dror Sabo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dead End emerged from Israel's early 2000s reality TV boom, directly critiquing formats like 'The Bachelor' that dominated Israeli television.
Director Sabo cast actual reality TV personalities in supporting roles, blurring whether the industry was satirizing or cannibalizing itself.
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