Alila (2003)
Overview
Life in a Tel Aviv apartment complex, an urban mosaic whose seedy characters, try as they might, can't get out of one another's faces. Gabi, a bobbed haired sexpot, and her lover Hezi—who's older, balding and married—rent a room to have an affair, while Ezra, a pot bellied divorcee, supervises an illegal construction site next door. All this racket drives Schwartz, a Holocaust survivor, to a mental breakdown. Other characters include illegal Chinese immigrants, a teenage boy who's afraid to serve in the army, and a corrupt police detective.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | he |
| Popularity | 4.414 |
Directed By
Amos Gitai
Crew
Amos Gitai
Amos Gitai
Yehoshua Kenaz
Amos Gitai
Alain Mamou-Mani
Michel Propper
Laurent Truchot
Renato Berta
Monica Coleman
Kobi Netanel
Ilan Moscovitch
Miguel Markin
Laura Dinolesko
TOP CAST
Yaël Abecassis
Gabi
Hana Laslo
Mali
Uri Klauzner
Ezra
Ronit Elkabetz
Ronit
Amos Lavi
Hezi
Lupo Berkowitch
Aviram
Liran Levo
Ilan
Yosef Carmon
Schwartz
Amit Mestechkin
Eyal
Lyn Hsiao Zamir
Linda
Tomer Russo
Officer
Carmel Betto
Carmel
Dalit Kahan
Sharon
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