Mitahat La'af

Mitahat La'af (also known as Under The Nose) is a 1982 Israeli cult crime film. The film was directed by Jacob Goldwasser based on a true events. The film is about two "fresh" and full-of-ego criminals Sami Ben Tovim and Hertzel Malul and their plan: to sneak into the Jaffa police station and steal the money in the safe. In order to set up the complicated operation, Sami gathers the brilliant former criminal "the climbing cat" Zanna, who bribes the policeman Rahamim, who works at the station. The fourth member of the crime group is Jacob Khaguel, Hertzel's boss and Zanna's old friend, who despite the fact that Sami hates him and reject him, participates in the crew. After the courageous robbery is successfully carried out, the entire Tel Aviv's police forces are on the hunt after the criminals, including inspector Ben-Shooshan and his unit.

Cast

Actor	Role
Uri Gavriel	Sami Ben Tovim, hardcore Mizrahi criminal and the leader of the robbery
Moshe Ivgy	Hertzel Malul, a drugged and Sami's friend
Makram Khoury	inspector Ben-Shooshan, who is in charge of the investigation
Zadok Zarum	Ezra Janna, "the climbing cat", a master hand burglar and Sami's partner
Jocky Arkin	Jacob Khaguel, a car dealer who joins in the crime
Yehudit Millo	Miriam, Sami's girlfriend
Reuven Dayan	Rahamim, a cop who tells the crew the location of the safe
Shmuel Umani	Jaffa's Police Commander
Shoshana Doar	Sami's mother

External links

• Mitahat La'af at the Internet Movie Database