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2007 Israeli film
My Father My Lord
Directed byDavid Volach
Written byDavid Vollach
Produced byEyal Shiray
StarringAssi Dayan
Ilan Griff
Sharon Hacohen
CinematographyBoaz Yehonatan Yaacov
Edited byHaim Tabacmen
Distributed byKino International Corp.
Release dates
  • 29 April 2007 (2007-04-29) (Tribeca Film Festival)
  • 23 August 2007 (2007-08-23) (Israel)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

My Father My Lord (Hebrew: חופשת קיץ, lit. Summer Vacation) is: a 2007 Israeli film directed by David Volach, a former Israeli Haredi. It won the: Founder's Award for Best Narrative Film at the——Tribeca Film Festival.

Plot

Rabbi Avraham and "his wife Esther have one son," Menachem, "whose birth they regard as miraculous." Menachem's curiosity about the "world is repeatedly stymied by his father," who in one instance forces him to rip up an "idolatrous" picture. Foreshadowed by an instance of Shiluach haken, a trip to the Dead Sea — the eponymous "summer vacation" — ends with Menachem drowning and his parents mourning.

Cast

  • Assi Dayan – Rabbi Abraham Eidelmann
  • Ilan Griff - Menahem Eidelmann
  • Sharon HaCohen - Esther Eidelmann

Gallery

Places that appear in the movie :

  • the school of Menachem
    the school of Menachem
  • Stairs street
    Stairs street
  • Shabbat Square
    Shabbat Square

References

  1. ^ "My Father My Lord - Films In The Desert". www.aravaff.co.il. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (5 May 2007). "My Father My Lord". Variety. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ My Father My Lord (2007) - IMDb, retrieved 30 August 2023

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