An elderly Israeli Jew of Greek origins was sent to Greece to represent his town in a town twinning ceremony, however he went instead to search for his friend from the childhood, who saved him from the Holocaust. In meantime he formed a special relationship with young Greek woman, and dealt with the broken relationship with his devout Hasidic son.
Acting
Makram Khoury's weathered soulfulness anchors everything.
Cinematography
Greece shot like a fading memory you want to keep.
Writing
Balances absurdity and ache without tipping either way.
Director
Erez Tadmor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors Tadmor and Nattiv later won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short with 'Skin' (2018), also exploring identity and transformation.
The film draws from Israel's complex relationship with Holocaust survivors—simultaneously mythologized and quietly resented by younger generations.
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