International Star You Should Know: Tzahi Grad

May 23, 2014
International Star You Should Know: Tzahi Grad
By Alissa Simon 'BIG' ROLE: Israeli thesp Tzahi Grad blow-torched his way into audiences' minds last year in Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado's "Big Bad Wolves," a blackly comic thriller. The film was a hit on the global fest circuit, and was distributed in the U.S. by Magnet Releasing.  BELOW THE LINE: The Jerusalem-born Grad, who has a degree in mathematics and computer science, is also a writer-director (actioner "Giraffes" and crime com... Full Story on Variety.com→
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