Turn Left at the End of the World (2004)
"Sof Ha'Olam Smola" (original title)

As a family from India moves in to a desert neighborhood in Southern Israel in the 1960's, the family's eldest, beautiful daughter discovers friendship and romance with the lovely local ... See full summary »

Director:

Avi Nesher

Writers:

Sara Eden, Avi Nesher,

Stars:

Neta Garty, Liraz Charhi, Aure Atika

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Neta Garty	...	Nicole Shushan
Liraz Charhi	...	Sara Talkar
Aure Atika	...	Simone Toledano
Jean Benguigui	...	Isaac Shushan
Parmeet Sethi	...	Roger Talkar
Kruttika Desai	...	Rachel Talkar
Ruby Porat Shoval	...	Janette Shushan
Rotem Abuhab	...	Jossy Shushan
Israel Katorza	...	Yossi
Nadav Abuksis	...	Gabi Buchbut
Mariano Idelman	...	Moshe
Nati Ravitz	...	Asaf Dror
Michael Morim	...	Stanley (as Micha Morim)
Efrat Aviv	...	Etty Buchbut
Evelin Hagoel	...	Mrs. Buchbut

Storyline

As a family from India moves in to a desert neighborhood in Southern Israel in the 1960's, the family's eldest, beautiful daughter discovers friendship and romance with the lovely local French girl. The film also explores the hardships and surprises that come with the integration of multiple families from different ethnic backgrounds (from the diaspora) and their struggle with immigration and prejudice.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | female frontal nudity | dysfunctional marriage | immigrant | racial discrimination | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Filmexport [France] official site [Israel]

Country:

Israel France

Language:

Hebrew English French

Release Date:

24 March 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Au bout du monde à gauche

Filming Locations:

Sede Boker, Israel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis-Films, Israel Cable Programming (ICP), Israel Film Fund

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Neta Garty's first motion picture.

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Connections

Featured in Sharon Amrani: Remember His Name (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Be-Sof Ha-Olam"
Lyrics by Ehud Manor
Music by Kobi Oshrat
Performed by Ninette Tayeb

User Reviews

Pride in the middle of nowhere

This movie is full of characters and incidents, almost as if the writers felt they might never have the chance to write again, but I think that consistently it is about people trying to repair their wounded pride. The two immigrant communities involved-- assigned housing not in the center of Israel nor yet in Eilat (the road sign says it's 170 kilometers to Eilat) but in a tiny desert town-- have different native languages but they share a resentment at having come down in the world from their pre-emigrant lives and seeing no way back. The men resent their factory jobs and ultimately strike against their employer. Some of the women resent their lack of opportunity and try to prove their worth by taking lovers. The story is set in the 1960s and includes occasional narration from the point of view of the present, making it a sort of "Our Town" or "I Remember Mama" saluting the loved ones of the past-- as if everything were different now, although in today's society too the argument could still be made that geography is destiny.