A 12-year-old orphan writes fan mail to marry a B-movie hunk—Talmudic style.
12-year-old Jewish girl Dinka studies at Machon (Jewish Orthodox orphanage). Lone middle-aged Hana, the Machon headmistress, exerts her best efforts to educate girls in the spirit of Jewish tradition and to protect them from the temptations of the outside world. Once Dinka has watched a boring B-movie on TV and felt in love with Hollywood actor David Travis, a muscular, handsome moustachette. She decides to marry him by the Talmudic rules and writes letters to Hollywood.
Acting
Zhenia Samoilenko's deadpan obsession with David Travis.
Costume
Juxtaposition of Orthodox dress against Hollywood pin-up fantasies.
Director
Eugene Koshin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in Dnipro, Ukraine, the Machon setting reflects post-Soviet Jewish revival institutions. Director Eugene Koshin himself trained in Orthodox environments before film school.
The fictional 'David Travis' combines 1980s action stars with Talmudic King David—Dinka's crush merges secular muscle with sacred lineage, revealing how she codes desire through available cultural grammar.
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