Newly arrived in Israel, a single immigrant mother and son are deeply affected by their relationship with a religious neighbor, in this finely textured coming-of-age drama. Twelve-year-old Pinhas is mostly alone while his Ukrainian mom works to make ends meet. When the boy asks permission to join classmates in Bar Mitzvah studies, frazzled Tamara, who resists religion, refuses. To her dismay, Pinhas turns for help to a recent Chabad recruit, bachelor, Shimon, the new relationship changing all three lives in unforeseen ways. Nominated for seven Israeli Academy Awards, this Jerusalem Film Festival Best Screenplay winner reflects uncommon emotional depth in its nuanced portrayal of the plight of immigrants to Israel.

Shown in cooperation with the Israel Center of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation

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