7 Days (2008)
"Shiva" (original title)

When one of the brothers (Ohayn) dies, all the whole family comes for Shiva (Jewish tradition,when the family sits seven days at the home after the death one of their family). A large ... See full summary »

Directors:

Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz

Writers:

Ronit Elkabetz (screenplay), Shlomi Elkabetz (screenplay)

Stars:

Ronit Elkabetz, Albert Iluz, Yaël Abecassis

4 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ronit Elkabetz	...	Vivianne
Albert Iluz	...	Meir Ohayon
Yaël Abecassis	...	Lili Ohayon
Simon Abkarian	...	Eliyahu
Hana Laszlo	...	Ita Ohayon
Moshe Ivgy	...	Haim Ohayon
Keren Mor	...	Ilana Ohayon
Alon Aboutboul	...	Itamar Ohayon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rafi Amzaleg	...	Jacques Ohayon
Hana Azoulay-Hasfari	...	Simona Ohayon
Rabigal Biton
Orit Cher	...	Ruthi Ohayon
Benjamin David	...	(as Ben David)
Yechiel Elkabetz	...	Charlie Ohayon
Dikla Elkaslassi	...	Iris

Storyline

When one of the brothers (Ohayn) dies, all the whole family comes for Shiva (Jewish tradition,when the family sits seven days at the home after the death one of their family). A large family with a lot of problems and conflicts between them.

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Plot Keywords:

jewish | death | shiva | bereavement | jewish family | 

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Taglines:

One of the brothers of the family Ohaion dies. It is a large family.

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Israel France

Language:

French Arabic Hebrew

Release Date:

2 July 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

The Seven Days

Filming Locations:

Savion, Israel

Box Office

Budget:

$1,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thaleia Productions, EZ Films, July August Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Sharon Amrani: Remember His Name (2010)

User Reviews

The top actors all get allocated tour-de-force scenes

7 DAYS might not be the greatest translation of the title, because the original title is intended to refer more to the prescribed Jewish way of mourning than to the length of the mourning period. In the course of the movie, the full seven days do not even obviously pass. We meet, if I've got this right, the mother, five brothers, and two sisters of the deceased. The family has three major concerns to distract them from proper mourning-- the business that has given most of them a good life is going bankrupt, one of the brothers is running for mayor, and a love triangle is not far beneath the surface. What gives the movie much of its energy is the tension that reverberates because none of those is a fit topic to air out during the mourning period but all are urgent. Moreover the First Gulf War is on, and occasionally a missile alert is sounded. Thus there is always an excuse not to continue a scene past the scriptwriters' and actors' convenience. But they're good actors, including half a dozen of Israel's most respected. Some scenes are a little artificially stylized because of the number of actors who have to be involved without confusion, but all the top actors also get tour de force scenes in twos and threes. Evidently it helps if you can understand the colorful Moroccan Arabic expressions that punctuate the Hebrew and French, but I have to take that on trust.

This is the second movie in a planned trilogy.