A 12-year-old fails so hard he robs a post office for fake diplomas. Israeli cinema hits different.
Mimon is an adolescent having trouble in school, trouble picking his friends, trouble communicating with his limo driving single mom. Like so many 12 year olds his life is filled with a 12 year old's problems. He is failing in school and decides to solve his problems by emulating a local hoodlum and robbing the Post Office. The reason for this deed of daring do is to steal Certificates of Completion for school. From there Mimon goes on a journey of self-discovery.
Acting
Dekel Adin's painful authenticity as a kid who tries too hard.
Direction
Ben-Shimon's unflinching gaze at Israeli underclass desperation.
Director
Emil Ben-Shimon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the few Israeli films to center Mizrahi working-class youth without sentimental poverty tourism.
Director Emil Ben-Shimon later pivoted to comedy hits like 'The Wedding Plan'—this raw debut barely got distribution outside festivals.
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