"Ahed’s Knee," helmed passionately by Nadav Lapid, is inspired, energetic, and sly in its humor, Denver7's Jon Ewing writes. It is not simply told by way of its protagonist, but often seen through his eyes.
This is the situation facing Y (Avshalom Pollak) in “Ahed’s Knee” Lapid’s semi-autobiographical, hyper-stylized rage at his home country’s artistic censorship. Should Y present and accept censorship? Or should he do something about it?
Now screening in the US, director Nadav Lapid's new film draws heavily from its maker's experiences as it lampoons the measures taken to persuade artists to toe the party line