Shkarim Levanim
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Cast & Crew
Itzhak Rubin
Orna Porat
Sharon Alexander
Gina Lidoni
Smadar Killtchinski
Yosi Segal
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Synopsis
Yehuda, a young theatre director living in Paris, returns to Israel after the breakup of a love affair and the failure of his first play. Numb and despairing, he hopes to surround himself with the illusion of comfort in his old home. That dream is shattered when he learns his beloved mother has terminal cancer. It's up to Yehuda to keep up her morale, so he invents a series of "white lies" to prevent her from learning the truth. The family doctor who misdiagnosed her illness is devastated by his mistake, and helps Yehuda conceal the seriousness of her condition. But when Yehuda's estranged sister Zillinka comes from America for a final visit the walls of deception begin to tumble, as mother, sister, and brother struggle to come to terms with their past and find a way to say goodbye.
Director
Itzhak Rubin
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Released in United States 2001
Released in United States March 2001
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 1-11, 2001.
Feature directorial debut for Itzhak Rubin.
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States March 2001 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 1-11, 2001.)
