Director: David Volach
Starring: Assi Dayan, Ilan Griff
Year: 2007
A respected rabbi is forced to come to terms with the demands of his faith and the welfare of his own family.
Comments: The film is incredibly powerful. The film has been likened to an allegory of the biblical story of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac, except in this story the ending is not as happy. Amazing performance by Griff, the rabbi's son, whose sweetness, innocence, and doleful eyes captivate the film. Hebrew title of the film literally means "Summer Holiday."
The filmmaker, David Volach, was one of 19 children (can this be true?) having grown up in a Hasidic community, but abandoned it when he was 25 to study film.
Highly Recommended.
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