Sof Ha'Olam Smola (2004)

Director:

Avi Nesher

Writers:

Sara Eden (writer)
Avi Nesher (writer)

Release Date:

24 March 2004 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Riot | Indian | Mother Daughter Relationship | Wedding | Poet

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Au bout du monde à gauche (France)
Turn Left at the End of the World (International: English title)

Runtime:

France:110 min

Country:

Israel | France

Language:

Hebrew | English | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

Sede Boker, Israel

Company:

Davis-Films

Trivia:

Parmeet Sethi (Roger Talkar) called director Avi Nesher one day before he was scheduled to arrive to say that he will not be arriving because of the Iraqi threat (see below)

Movie Connections:

References Wild in the Streets (1968)

Soundtrack:

Be-Sof Ha-Olam

Conflict between Displaced Jews in the Negev

For non-Israelis, Left Turn at the End of the World is a revealing look at conflicts between Jewish communities originating in different parts of the world. Forced to live next to one another in a desolate "development town" in the Negev, Indian Jews from Bombay and Moroccan Jews, each confronting a loss of status (or imagined status) in their countries of origin, begin by despising one another and ultimately learn to live with one another, mainly through the agency of two teenage girls who befriend one another despite their differences in outlook. For those who do not speak Hebrew comfortably, this film is easier to follow than most Israeli films, not only because the subtitles are especially well done, but because the Indian Jews converse among themselves in English and the Moroccan Jews mostly in French with only rudimentary Hebrew to link them. Although one could summarize the story without ruining the experience for a viewer, it is not the plot that matters but the conflict and the accommodation. The acting is splendid, though only a couple of the actors were known (outside Israel) before this film, and only a couple have been heard from since. The two girls -- both are actually in their 20's -- the man-eating widow, the Indian father and mother and the Moroccan father and mother all distinguish themselves. It's funny at times, emotionally wrenching and true.