Etz Hadomim Tafus (1994)

Individual memories of a group of teenage Holocaust survivors in Israel creates sharp conflicts among them.

Director:

Eli Cohen

Writers:

Gila Almagor (book), Gila Almagor (screenwriter),

Stars:

Gila Almagor, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Uri Avrahami

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gila Almagor	...	Henya Aleksandrowicz
Juliano Mer-Khamis	...	Ariel (as Juliano Mer)
Uri Avrahami	...	Mr. Segal
Yael Pearl	...	Mrs. Segal
Alexander Peleg	...	Judge (as Alex Peleg)
Ohad Shahar	...	Lawyer Kaplan
Tali Atzmon	...	Lawyer Ofra Eilam
Shimon Lev-Ari	...	Naphtali
Rahel Dobson	...	Rachel
Helen Eleazari	...	Dr. Rotestein
Amit Gazit	...	David Ayalon
Tzvi Fishzon	...	Avraham Rozenberg
Geula Levy	...	Rina Yechezkeli
Kaipu Cohen	...	Aviya Aleksandrowicz
Orli Perl	...	Yola

Storyline

Aviya is the only Israeli-born girl among her schoolmates (the rest are Holocaust survivors from various European countries) in a boarding school in Israel, circa 1953. The public debate on the issue of accepting German reparations for Nazi atrocities awakens the dormant individual memories of each of the youths, and creates sharp conflicts which influence their coming-of-age, with its fears, dreams, problems of identity, and first love. Aviya determined to find the tomb of her father, who died before she was born, while her mother in the mental hospital refuses to recall her painful past.

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Plot Keywords:

coming of age | teen | sequel | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Film Synopsis & Photo

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew Dutch Polish

Release Date:

17 May 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Under the Domim Tree

Company Credits

Production Co:

H.S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Ha-Kayitz Shel Aviya (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Kova Shel Kash"
(uncredited)
Written by Matityahu Arieli

User Reviews

Sequel to The Summer of Aviya

I would highly recommend watching The Summer of Aviya, a forerunner to this movie though there is not much reference made to it in the 1994 Etz Hadomim Tafus. In fact, the life story of Aviya's mother is changed significantly, but then that is not one of the main lines of this movie.

One can enjoy either movies on its own, but as usual, the sequel does not match the original which is excellent. It features the same actress as Aviya when she was, of course, much younger.