Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves (Hebrew: מי מפחד מהזאב הרע, Mi mefakhed mehaze'ev hara, direct translation: "Who's afraid of the bad wolf") is a 2013 Israeli black comedy horror-thriller film written and directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, produced by Tami Leon and by Moshe and Leon Edry through their United King Films banner. The film focuses on the story of three Israeli adults who abduct a young school teacher in order to torture and interrogate him about the murder and rape case of a young girl in the woods.
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| Cinematography | Giora Bejach |
| Edited by | Asaf Corman |
| Music by | Haim Frank Ilfman |
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| Distributed by | Magnet Releasing |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Box office | $291,239 |
The film was the official selection of Tribeca Film Festival and premiered in the festival on April 21, 2013. The film was released on August 15, 2013 in Israel and received overwhelmingly positive reviews across Israel, the United States, and other countries worldwide and was screened in various other film festivals, mainly for its humor, screenwriting, direction, torture scenes, acting and originality. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino praised the film and called it 2013's best film, with his praise being labeled on the film's US poster.