Or (My Treasure)
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Keren Yedaya
Ronit Elkabetz
Dana Ivgy
Meshar Cohen
Katia Zimbris
Shmuel Edelman
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Ruthie is a stunning woman in her early 40s; she lives with her daughter Or in a small Tel Aviv flat. After spending twenty years earning her living as a prostitute, Ruthie listens to Or's pleas and takes a job as a cleaning lady in an upper class house. Overcome with joy at her mother's decision, Or alternates between mindless jobs--washing dishes in a restaurant, cleaning staircases, collecting deposit bottles--and spending time with Ruthie. Their lives seem set to improve. While Or takes on a protective role in her mother's universe, both women share moments of strong intimacy and treat each other as equals. Whether showering together or sleeping under one blanket, Ruthie and Or grow inseparable; with each other, their emotions stay solid and intertwined. But as poverty and depression slowly re-enter their lives, Ruthie goes back to the streets of Tel Aviv's poorest neighborhoods. Her decision impacts Or, who has fallen in love with the son of a neighbor but is forced by the boy's mother to keep a distance from him. However, it is Ruthie who bears the biggest risk. She has now turned prostitution into a path to self-destruction. Disillusioned with her own life and unable to change her mother's precarious path, Or is now willing to do anything in order to improve their current situation.
Director
Keren Yedaya
Crew
Emmanuel Agneray
Amit Berlowitz
Amit Berlowitz
Jerome Bleitrach
Laurent Brunet
Cecile Chagnaud
Tully Chen
Israel David
Sari Ezouz
Sari Ezouz
Avi Fahima
Marek Rozenbaum
Itai Tamir
Keren Yedaya
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States January 2005
Released in United States July 15, 2005
Released in United States May 2004
Released in United States Summer June 1, 2005
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-17, 2005.
Shown at the Cannes Film Festival May 15-25, 2004.
Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-17, 2005.)
Released in United States May 2004 (Shown at the Cannes Film Festival May 15-25, 2004.)
Released in United States Summer June 1, 2005
Released in United States July 15, 2005 (Los Angeles)
