Knafayim Shvurot (2002)

Director:

Nir Bergman

Writer:

Nir Bergman (writer)

Release Date:

24 October 2002 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Daphne and her four children try to cope with the abrupt death of husband/father. As the family seems to fall apart, a sudden incident gives them a chance to heal their 'broken wings'.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Children | Musician | Tragedy Child | Dead Father

Awards:

15 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Orly Silbersatz Banai	...	Dafna Ulman
Maya Maron	...	Maya Ulman
Daniel Magon	...	Ido Ulman
Nitai Gvirtz	...	Yair Ulman
Eliana Magon	...	Bahr Ulman
Vladimir Friedman	...	Dr. Valentin Goldman
Dana Ivgy	...	Iris
Yarden Bar-Kochba	...	Flora, School Counselor
Danny Niv	...	Yoram (as Danny "mooki" Niv)
Orit Boger	...	Teacher
Nimrod Cohen	...	Gaga
Eitan Green	...	The Father
Martin Umanski	...	Video Photographer
Shira Vilenski
Lobo Wizner	...	Band member

Also Known As:

Broken Wings (UK) (literal English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language, brief nudity and drug use.

Runtime:

87 min | Switzerland:84 min

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Carmelit Subway, Haifa, Israel

Company:

Israeli Film Fund

Trivia:

Ido and Bahr are played by real-life brother and sister Daniel and Eliana Magon.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Noodle (2007)

Soundtrack:

Sratim Metzuyarim

Emotional roller coaster

One of the best Israeli films ever. Israel had good actors, and good drama but never before have I seen such a well developed script. I guess the secret belongs to the fact that the movie started as a short film when Nir Bergman studied cinema, and then he developed it to a full length movie. Moreover, this movie is one of the representatives of the new Israeli movie age, after understanding Israel cannot produce big budget American style movies, and started producing small touching movies.

The story in a nutshell is about a single mom with four kids, trying to overcome the loss of their father. The movie time quota is within one week, so everything happens very fast, and sometimes it feels like someone is hitting you with a hammer in the stomach. other times it feels like someone is squeezing you for tears. Generally speaking the movie sure is an emotional roller coaster.

The movie follows the story of the rebellious daughter who is torn between her will to be a singer and her family duties because her mom is working night shifts as a nurse. It also follows the enigmatic closed son who had to be the strong man of the family because of the death of the father, and the effect the death had on his personality, emotions, and his functioning in school. Last but not least is the small child who has some kind of an accident during the film, which makes everything move even faster and more emotional.

The actors (especially Maya Meron, but that's because I'm a fool for her) are doing a great acting job and are very moving and realistic.

All in all, this is a great movie, highly recommended.