A Bitter Mix (2015)

Benny, an Israeli living in Berlin is called back home following his grandfather death. He arrives to Israel with his girlfriend Sara and his family can't wait to meet her.

Director:

Dror Zahavi

Writers:

Barry Thomson, Annabel Wahba

Stars:

Peri Baumeister, Trystan Pütter, Doval'e Glickman

Cast

Credited cast:
Peri Baumeister	...	Zahra
Trystan Pütter	...	Benni
Doval'e Glickman	...	Ephraim Goldfein
Sandra Sade	...	Hanna Goldfein (as Sandra Sadeh)
Varda Ben Hur	...	Aunt Edna
Ron Shahar	...	Rabbi Arik Weiss
Liron Levo	...	Rafi Leibowitz
Sendi Bar	...	Moran Leibowitz
Ruth Geller	...	Grandmother
Yotam Ishay	...	Security Officer
Udi Persi	...	Border Police officer
Edna Blilious	...	Settler (as Edna Balilious)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elika Rezvani	...	Girl on bus

Storyline

Benny, an Israeli living in Berlin is called back home following his grandfather death. He arrives to Israel with his girlfriend Sara and his family can't wait to meet her. But suspicions arise. The family realizes that Benny and Sara haven't actually met in a synagogue but in front of a synagogue and that the right pronunciation of her name is Zahra. Zahra Abdulla to be precise. Zahra was born in Germany to a German mother and an Egyptian father. As tension rises, the members of the family discover that Benny and Zahra were not the only ones who tried to lead a quiet life while keeping secrets.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Goofs

The story takes please near Tel Aviv. Bennis father said that they are 3km away from the Arabs, which would indicate the borders of Israel. However Tel Aviv is farther away from the border than 3km. The airport, that is east from Tel Aviv is about 20km away. While driving from the airport home they pass the seaside of Israel, which is the other way around.

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Connections

References The Simpsons (1989)

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Soundtracks

Travelling the face of the globe
(uncredited)
written by Josh Breslaw, Nik Ammar, Steve Levi
performed by Oi va voi

User Reviews

Details

Country:

Israel Germany

Language:

Hebrew English German

Release Date:

4 November 2015 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Bitter Mixture

Filming Locations:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Sheep Film Productions, W&B Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color