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A coming-of-age saga set against the tense backdrop of Arab-Israeli politics. Mendy is a young Rabbinical... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Oren Rehany | ... | Mendy | |
| Tchelet Semel | ... | Natasha "Sasha" Sonsova | |
| Saul Stein | ... | Mike | |
| Albert Iluz | ... | Razi | |
| Aryeh Moskona | ... | The Exterminator (as Ariel Moskuna) | |
| Alon Dahan | ... | Reb Nocham (Mendy's Rabbi) | |
| Mosko Alkalai | ... | Professor Milan (as Moscu Alcalay) | |
| Liat Bein | ... | Mendy's Mother | |
| Yehoyachin Friedlander | ... | Mendy's Father | |
| Lanny Shahaf | ... | Exterminator's Wife | |
| Lupo Berkowitch | ... | Daryl (as Lupo Berkowitz) | |
| Arie Hassfari | ... | Jamal (schoolboy) | |
| Harel Noff | ... | Hobo Priest | |
| Icho Avital | ... | Bar Patron | |
| Louise Asher | ... | Screaming Lady |
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Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug use.Parents Guide:
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Terrific acting and solid writing bolster this coming-of-age tale set in pre-intifada Israel, a morally corrupt place, where nobody seems to be doing the right thing. Particularly interesting is the teenage prostitute Sacha, through whom we see the psychological effects of continued sexual exploitation. Though this is not a story about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, per se, the conflict remains constantly in the background, further complicating the moral landscape. This is not a political film about who's right and who's wrong in the middle east, but rather a personal film about individuals trying to find their way in a particularly insane corner of the world.