Characters in "The Testament" Troy Phelan, an eccentric, reclusive, ruthless billionaire businessman, commits suicide.In order to cut his family out of his will, he makes a fake will a few hours before his suicide, putting his family into that will. With Ori Pfeffer, Rivka Gur, Hagit Dasberg, Orna Rotenberg. Is pairing the French screen goddess with the big hairy guy from the zoo a funny conceit? well, I finally did it- powerful movie with a weak review from me. The Testament December 7, 2008. Directed by Amichai Greenberg. Trivia Lynne Littman was disappointed that the magazine Ms., the second magazine that published the Carol Amen short story the film is based on, did not make a feature on the film, as Littman acknowledged the magazine for her discovery of the story on every interview she did promoting the film. He is also eccentric, reclusive, confined to a wheelchair, and looking for a way to die. That depends on your sense of humor. Troy Phelan is a self-made billionaire, one of the richest men in the United States. Screen Reader Users: To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our Flixster.com website, which has the same tickets as our Fandango.com and MovieTickets.com websites. "Testament" is the story of a Californian family living in a town in the fallout zone of nuclear weapons aimed at the nearby San Francisco. The strategies employed and money charged by lawyers who do battle in courts dealing with the dispersals of large fortunes was beside the point for me. A mystery about a man who is willing to risk everything to discover the truth. The Testament is an adventure story by American author John Grisham.It was published in hardcover by Doubleday on February 2, 1999.. Venice Film Review: ‘The Testament’ A Jewish historian investigating a Holocaust atrocity uncovers an identity-challenging family secret in this low-key film. As to The Testament, I did like learning more about the Amazon--its geography, history and about the people who call it home. Nate's religious turn was too quick. That’s one of the head-scratching curiosities in “The Brand New Testament,” Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael’s goof on the Bible. In fact, the film received a dismissive review on the magazine in its … well, I finally did it- powerful movie with a weak review from me. Yoel, a meticulous historian leading a significant debate against holocaust deniers, discovers that his mother carries a false identity. In the taut Israeli-Austrian thriller/mystery THE TESTAMENT, focuses on Dr. Yoel Halberstam (Ori Pfeffer), an Israeli historian with the Jerusalem Holocaust Institute, who is leading a high-profile court battle to preserve a site in Austria where 200 Jewish forced laborers were massacred and buried in March 1945. Her name is not mentioned and she doesn’t figure into the plot, but Offred looms over The Testaments like a legend.