Personal info
Known for
Writer
Gender
Male
Birthday
08 July
Location
Tel Aviv District, Israel
Edit pageAssaf Bernstein
Biography
Assaf Bernstein (born 8 July 1970) is an Israeli screenwriter, film director, and film producer.
In 2007, Bernstein directed the 2007 film The Debt (Hebrew: HaChov or HaHov), starring Gila Almagor. The movie is about three former Israeli Mossad agents who must confront a secret from their past. Bernstein also wrote and co-produced the film, and later helped write the 2010 U.S. English-language remake, also titled The Debt and starring Oscar-winning actresses Jessica Chastain and Helen Mirren.
In 2012 Bernstein directed The series Allenby Street, which debuted in 2012 and follows the story of a nightclub on Tel Aviv's Allenby Street, and one of the strippers, portrayed by Moran Atias, working in it. The series is based on the best-selling novel "Allenby Street," by Gadi Taub.
In 2018 he wrote and directed the film Look Away starring India Eisley, Mira Sorvino, and Jason Isaacs. Look Away is a psychological thriller that tells the story of Maria, an alienated high-school student whose life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.
