Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress, takes in a young child apparently abandoned at a local beach. Batya is one of the servers at the wedding reception of Keren, a young bride who breaks her leg in trying to escape from a locked toilet stall, which ruins her chance at a romantic honeymoon in the Caribbean. One of the guests is Joy, a Philippine chore woman attending the event with her employer, and who doesn't speak any Hebrew (she communicates mainly in English), and who is guilt-ridden after having left her young son behind in the Philippines.
Direction
Geffen and Keret's delicate, poetic visual storytelling.
Cinematography
Dreamy Tel Aviv beaches and cramped urban beauty.
Writing
Etgar Keret's signature magical realism in everyday pain.
Director
Shira Geffen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly addresses Israel's often-invisible migrant worker population through Joy's isolated perspective. Spoiler level: FREE
Co-director Etgar Keret is one of Israel's most celebrated short story writers; this was his first film, and he adapted his own story 'Floating Kangaroos'. Spoiler level: FREE
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