Assi, a screenwriter and poet, is stuck in his personal life. He is full of doubt, disturbing thoughts, and existential restlessness. He is sentenced to community service due to a drunken-driving motorcycle accident in which he was involved. For his community service, he is sent to work with juvenile delinquents in Beersheba - the desert city in southern Israel - who are under house arrest and must attend sessions with Assi in the neighborhood shelter as a condition for their parole. Their extreme personalities, their riotous energy, and their charm awaken in him curiosity and attraction; together, they break through the boundaries of the rehabilitative framework.
Acting
Ran Danker's unraveling is magnetic and uncomfortable.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes poetry against itself.
Director
Eliran Elia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Beersheba's peripheral status in Israeli cinema makes it perfect for stories about institutional neglect and accidental community.
Director Eliran Elia cast actual at-risk youth; their raw volatility against Danker's trained control creates genuine unpredictability.
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