15-year-old Shir longs to be one of the popular kids. When her brother Tomer is unexpectedly accepted into a television music program, she too can enjoy the glamour surrounding him. At first, her brother's fame is too good to be true, but as the time passes, Shir realizes things may not be as great as they seem. Will a song win everything she dreams about now when it's almost famous?
Acting
Niv Sultan's desperate hunger for cool girl status is physically painful.
Production
Cheesy talent show aesthetics that feel authentically mid-2010s Israeli TV.
Writing
Sister dynamic so specific it had to be autobiographical.
Director
Marco Carmel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Noa Kirel, who plays Rotem, became one of Israel's biggest pop stars shortly after this film—life imitating art with zero chill.
Director Marco Carmel based Shir's desperation on his own daughter's reaction to his moderate screenwriting success—families are messy archives.
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