Synopsis
Charismatic Zaza is almost 32 and his family wants to see him married. Zaza has kept his love for the sensuous Judith secret because she’s a divorcee with a six-year-old daughter. In a crucial turning point charged with family antics, laughter and tears, Zaza will have to choose between respect of the strict confines of family and tradition, or the love of his life.
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Press
"Kosashvili juggles the comedy and pathos of the situation adroitly, and his cast are uniformly excellent."
MOVING PICTURES
"Powerful and very bitter comedy."
NEW YORK TIMES
"An accomplished and tremendously engaging debut from Israeli director Dover Kosashvili…with its skilful mix of dry humour and impressively balanced, bittersweet observations, the film makes incisive comment on the malevolent, suffocating aspects of heritage, and the irresistible pull of family loyalty…lively script, an array of touching characters and situations that are fully expoited of their dramatic and comedic potential, this is an honest portrait of family tensions that Hollywood rarely approaches…a hugely enjoyable, affecting tale, and an exceptional piece of world cinema."
BBC
"An intriguing debut…the film doesn’t go in quite the direction you expect…the sprightly romantic comedy we thought we were watching has a serious sting in its tail – it feels as if real life has intruded."
THE INDEPENDENT
"Superbly acted all round, expertly paced and surprisingly graphic in places, this witty, provocative film transcends its specific cultural context to mount a universally relevant exploration of different kinds of love and responsibility."
TIME OUT
Festivals
& Awards
Cannes International Film Festival
Un Certain Regard
Toronto International Film Festival
10 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress
Bratislava International Film Festivalb
BAFICI
Best Actress FIPRESCI Prize
Jerusalem Film Festival
Best Israeli Feature
Best Director
Thessaloniki Film Festival
Best Actress, Best Screenplay
Tromsø International Film Festival
FIPRESCI Prize
Valladolid International Film Festival
Kiev Film Festival
Best First Film
Cast & Crew
Lior Ashkenazi | |
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Ronit Elkabetz | |
Moni Moshonov | |
Lili Kosashvili |
Director | Dover Kosashvili |
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Scriptwriter | Dover Kosashvili |
Director Of Photography | Dani Schneor |
Producers | Edgard Tenembaum, Marek Rozenbaum |
Executive Producer | Udi Yerushalmi |
Editor | Yael Perlov |
Composer | Joseph Bardanashvili |