Hanna Kaufman — Hanna K. Character Profile

About Hanna Kaufman

American-Jewish immigrant and court-appointed lawyer in Israel. She defends Palestinian Salim Bakri against terrorism charges, investigates his land claim, and confronts the moral conflict between her Holocaust survivor heritage and the dispossession of Palestinians.

Hanna Kaufman — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jill Clayburgh

Appears in

Hanna K. (1983)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (9)

• Hanna Kaufman — Professional Authority Figure — Allenby Bridge Captain (Dan Muggia)

  Controls border crossing where Salim is deported

• Hanna Kaufman — Professional Superior — President of the Court (Robert Sommer)

  Court official who oversees legal proceedings

• Hanna Kaufman — Social Friend — Dafna (Dafna Levy)

  Personal friend who supports Hanna

• Hanna Kaufman — Conflict Antagonist — Russian Woman (Michal Bat-Adam)

  Represents the settlers who occupy Salim's former home

• Hanna Kaufman — Social Confidant — The Stranger (Oded Kotler)

  Mysterious figure who interacts with Hanna

• Hanna Kaufman — Professional Mentor — Professor Leventhal (Shimon Finkel)

  Elder figure who may guide Hanna professionally

• Hanna Kaufman — Professional Colleague — Ammon (David Clennon)

  State attorney who offers Hanna a deal

• Hanna Kaufman — Professional Colleague — Joshué Herzog (Gabriel Byrne)

  Work together in the legal system with differing views

• Hanna Kaufman — Professional Colleague — Victor Bonnet (Jean Yanne)

  Both work as attorneys in the legal system

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More characters from Hanna K.

• Victor Bonnet (Jean Yanne)
• Joshué Herzog (Gabriel Byrne)
• Ammon (David Clennon)
• Warden (Ronald Guttman)
• Professor Leventhal (Shimon Finkel)
• Man at Airport (Jacques Cohen)
• Judge (Amnon Kapeliouk)
• Court Lawyer (Gideon Amir)
• The Stranger (Oded Kotler)
• Jail Interpreter (Murray Gronwall)
• Tourist Guide (Izviad Arad)
• Check Point Sergeant (Dalik Wollinitz)