During the summer of 1968 a teenage boy goes to work for a matchmaker who has survived the Holocaust - both their lives are forever altered.
Acting
Adir Miller's Yankele — gruff, broken, unforgettable.
Writing
Dialogue that stings then heals, line by line.
Production
Haifa 1968 recreated with lived-in, unglamorous authenticity.
Director
Avi Nesher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Amir Gutfreund's novel 'When Heroes Fly,' this helped reignite Israeli cinema's engagement with Holocaust stories outside the heroic-sabra mold.
The real Yankele — legendary Haifa matchmaker Yosef Bublil — reportedly cried watching Miller's performance, saying 'he moved like me but with my father's sadness.'
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