Adama Meshuga'at (2006)

Director:

Dror Shaul

Writer:

Dror Shaul (writer)

Release Date:

21 September 2006 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Set in mid-70's, 12-year old Dvir Avni navigates between the equality values of his home-born Kibbutz and the relationship with his undermined mother, whom the Kibbutz members will to denounce. |

Plot Keywords:

Kibbutz | Mother Son Relationship | 1970s

Awards:

8 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Tomer Steinhof	...	Dvir
Ronit Yudkevitz	...	Miri
Shai Avivi	...	Avraham
Pini Tavger	...	Eyal
Gal Zaid	...	Shimshon
Henri Garcin	...	Stephan
Daniel Kitsis	...	Maya
Idit Tzur	...	Hanna
Joseph Korman	...	Zvi
Sharon Zuckerman	...	Etty
Rivka Neuman	...	Zila (as Rika Nueman)
Ami Weil	...	Uzi
Hila Ofer	...	Linda
Omer Berger	...	Ronen
Natan Sgan-Cohen	...	Avi

Also Known As:

Crazy Mud (International: English title) (literal title)
Sweet Mud (International: English title)
Sweet Mud - Im Himmel gefangen (Germany)

Runtime:

90 min | Canada:97 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Israel | Germany | Japan

Language:

Hebrew | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Taiwan:R-12

Filming Locations:

Germany

Company:

Cinephil

Soundtrack:

Sadot She'ba'emek

Sweet Mud (Adama Meshuga'at) - hilarious & dark @ same time!

This is the second feature film by Dror Shaul. Set on an Israeli kibbutz Bet-Gvurot in 1974, this provocative film explores life on the kibbutzim in its most hilarious and dark forms. Dvir (Tom Steinhof) is an adventurous 12-year old who protects his mother Miri (Roni Yudkevitch), a single parent who is emotionally unstable. Miri forms a long-distance romance with an older man in Switzerland Stephan (Henri Garcin). When Stephan comes to visit, Miri emerges from her darkness and for an instant, her life shines. When Stephan's actions bring him into conflict with the leadership of the kibbutz, he is banished and Miri regresses. Dvir's brother Eyal (Pini Tabger) goes off to fight in the Yom Kippur War and Dvir is on his own and restless as he approaches his Bar Mitzvah. The film paints an unflattering image of life on the kibbutz, raising issues such as alcoholism, promiscuity, and acute isolation. When Shaul offered an advance screening at a kibbutz in Israel, they were reportedly shocked and offended. A poignant and funny film with a bitter-sweet ending.