This sensitively-directed film depicts the staggering price that a family can pay for an obsession with ritualistic observance, even in the face of enormous tragedy.  An ultra-Orthodox rabbi (played by Assi Dayan) is devoted to his wife and young son, loving them deeply.  However, his rigid adherence to the minutiae of Jewish religious commandments makes him oblivious to their most basic emotional needs.  As this film suggests, Abraham’s binding of Isaac can have subtle parallels in today’s world, often with unanticipated consequences.

shown with Children of the Sun (click here for more info)

Director: David Volach
Writers: David Volach
Country: Israel
Language: Hebrew and Yiddish (with subtitles)
Website: Israeli films.
Running time: 70 minutes
Format: 35mm
Year: 2007
Genre: Feature | Drama


Find more details at:this website .imdb.com/title/tt1002765/

WHEN:
Thursday, November 6 at 7:00 pm

WHERE:
Cubberley Community Theater
4000 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303

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Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
2007 Nominated Award of the Israeli Film Academy:
   Best Actor Assi Dayan
   Best Cinematography Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
   Best Film
   Best Screenplay David Volach

Haifa International Film Festival
   2006 won Israeli Film Competition Award
   Best Cinematography Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
   Best Director David Volach

Tribeca Film Festival
   2007 won Best Narrative Feature: David Volach

Cast:
Nitsam Bar
Assi Dayan
Ilan Griff
Sharon Hacohen
Michal Rubin