Dear Mr. Waldman


1h 30m 2006

Brief Synopsis

In the early 1960s, Hilik, a Tel Aviv ten-year-old, shares his brother's goal in life: to make their parents happy and compensate for the grief they suffered in the Holocaust. Meanwhile Moishe, Hilik's father, chooses to believe that his son from his first marriage didn't die in Auschwitz and someho

Film Details

Also Known As
Michtavim Le America
Genre
Drama
Family
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2006

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

In the early 1960s, Hilik, a Tel Aviv ten-year-old, shares his brother's goal in life: to make their parents happy and compensate for the grief they suffered in the Holocaust. Meanwhile Moishe, Hilik's father, chooses to believe that his son from his first marriage didn't die in Auschwitz and somehow escaped to America.

Film Details

Also Known As
Michtavim Le America
Genre
Drama
Family
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2006

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the John Schlesinger Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Released in Israel December 28, 2006

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (New Voices/New Visions) January 4-15, 2007.

dialogue Hebrew

Released in Israel December 28, 2006