Shimon DotanFilmography

Occupation:
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
  • Diamond Dogs

    Crew: Director, Producer

    Actors: Dolph Lundgren

    Synopsis: A group of American fortune hunters enlist the aid of an American ex-patriot and ex-Army officer in seeking out a priceless treasure in the mountains of China, only to find their mission complicated by forces beyond their comprehension. The story begins in the 1930s, when the Soviets were cracking Read More

    2007
  • Hot House

    Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

    Synopsis: To Israelis, the 10,000 incarcerated Palestinians are viewed as "security prisoners" whose murderous exploits and criminal behavior is an undeniable risk to the Israeli population; to their fellow countrymen, however, the jailed Palestinians are the heroic freedom fighters and martyrs willing to Read More

    2006
  • You Can Thank Me Later

    Crew: Director, Producer

    Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Amanda Plummer, Ted Levine, Mark Blum, Mary McDonnell

    Synopsis: Shimon Dotan directed this Canadian comedy-drama from Oren Safdie's screenplay based on Safdie's play, Hyper-Allergenic, set in a hospital room where a dysfunctional family awaits the results of surgery. Shirley Cooperberg (Ellen Burstyn) heads a Montreal Jewish family, and during her husband's Read More

    1998
  • Sworn Enemies

    Crew: Director

    Actors: Michael Paré, Peter Greene, Macha Grenon

    Synopsis: A dark and brooding atmosphere pervades this dramatic, convoluted account of a battle between a backwater lawman and the would-be crime lord he recognizes as a former army buddy who turned traitor during the Middle-East conflict. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

    1996
  • Warriors

    Crew: Director, Producer

    Actors: Gary Busey, Michael Paré

    Synopsis: Gary Busey stars in this Canadian ultra-macho Rambo-knockoff in which a crazed blood-thirsty sociopath escapes from an asylum and sets out to kill his former commander. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide Read More

    1994
  • The Finest Hour

    Crew: Director, Screenwriter

    Actors: Tracy Griffith

    Synopsis: In this action film, Hammer (Rob Lowe) and Dean (Gale Hanson) meet and become fast friends at a Navy training school. When the impulsive Hammer marries the woman (Tracy Griffith) Dean is pining for, the two go their separate ways. However, when the United States suspects Iraq of possessing the Read More

    1991
  • The Smile of the Lamb

    Crew: Director, Screenwriter

    Actors: Rami Danon, Makram Khouri, Dan Muggia, Iris Hoffman

    Synopsis: Originally titled Hiuch Ha'Gdu, the Israeli-made Smile of the Lamb is set along the battle-torn West Bank. Military governor Makram Khouri tries to flush out some fugitive PLO terrorists by hanging the rotting, stinking carcass of a dead donkey in a village square. Israeli doctor Rami Danon Read More

    1986
  • Tzlila Khozereth

    Crew: Director, Screenwriter

    Actors: Doron Nesher, Dan Muggia, Koya Yair Rubin, Ami Traub

    Synopsis: Yoav (Doron Nesher) is a member of an elite diving unit in the Israeli Navy who has just lost a friend (killed in action). It is up to him to visit the widow, and when he does, they develop a bond based on their shared grief. This unspoken affinity between them is on the verge of growing into Read More

    1982

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