A pair of high school kids in love, Ronnie and Orna tangled up in an unplanned pregnancy. For this reason there has been a clear dilemma between the different options: abortion, adoption or leavng the child on their own growth.
Acting
Frank and Toren feel painfully, authentically young.
Direction
Dayan refuses to let you look away from their panic.
Director
Assi Dayan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Israel's economic crisis of the early 80s; the housing shortages and job scarcity aren't backdrop, they're co-stars.
Assi Dayan cast actual teenagers against studio wishes—wanted that specific, unpolished terror of real youth.
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