17-year-old Asher is split between his charismatic teacher and his brash father, who wants him to take over his scaffolding business.
Acting
Asher Lax's raw, untrained energy is devastatingly real.
Direction
Yair casts actual scaffolding workers — authenticity bleeds through.
Director
Matan Yair
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Asher Lax was a real scaffolding worker with no acting experience; director Matan Yair found him on a job site.
The Hebrew title 'Pigum' refers to both scaffolding structure and physical injury — the film treats masculinity the same way.
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