Esther

Esther Forever (original)

6.1

/10

1h 37mDrama

Ahasverus, king of Persia and Media, puts aside Vashti and makes Esther his queen, choosing her among maidens in a kingdom stretching from India to Ethiopia. Esther, using information from Mordecai, her uncle and patron, saves the king from assassination. Haman, the king's favorite, is miffed when Mordecai won't bow to him, so he orders death to all Jews in the kingdom, under the seal of the king. Esther pleads for her people, and Mordecai is in turn given license to make his own edict under the king's seal. Mordecai loses sight of his original intention, and bloody murder ensues. Purim annually celebrates the story. At the end of the film, the actors comment.

Spoken language: ar

Starring Simone Benyamini, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Zare Vartanian, David Cohen, Shmuel Wolf, Sara Cohen, Rim Bani, Mohammad Bakri

Watch "Esther" from streaming services Amazon Prime, Amazon released in 1986. It's a drama movie, and has a rating of 6.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.