| Turn Left at the End of the World | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Avi Nesher |
| Written by | Sara Ezer Avi Nesher Ruby Porat Shoval |
| Produced by | Samuel Hadida Avi Nesher Mickey Rabinowitz |
| Starring | Netta Garti Liraz Charhi |
| Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
| Edited by | Marie-Pierre Renaud |
| Music by | Krishna Levy |
| Production company | Davis-Films |
| Distributed by | Metro Communications (Israel) Metropolitan Film Export (France) |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Languages | Hebrew French English Hindi Judeo-Moroccan Arabic |
Turn Left at the End of the World (Hebrew: סוף העולם שמאלה, Sof HaOlam Smola) is a 2004 Israeli film written, produced and directed by Avi Nesher and starring Netta Garti and Liraz Charhi.
Plot
The film takes place in a small Negev development town in 1968 and narrates the struggle of Moroccan and Indian olim, focusing on the relationship between two girls, Sarah Talkar and Nicole Shushan.
Cast
- Netta Garti: Nicole Shushan
- Liraz Charhi: Sarah Talkar
- Aure Atika: Simone Toledano
- Ruby Porat Shoval: Jeannette Shushan
- Kruttika Desai: Rachel Talkar
- Jean Benguigui: Isaac Shushan
- Parmeet Sethi: Roger Talkar
- British Cricket Player: Eyal Ben-Ze'ev
Production
Outdoor scenes were filmed in Midreshet Ben-Gurion.
Reception
The film participated in international film festivals in the United States, Australia, India and European countries, and received several awards, including the Audience Award at the festival Taormina Film Fest and the Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Following its release in Israel, the film sold over 600,000 tickets, breaking box office records.
References
- Israel's smash-hit decade The Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2010
- Israeli cinema has arrived Israel 21c, 25 March 2007
External links
- "Turn Left at the End of the World" - The full film is available on VOD on the website for the Israel Film Archive - Jerusalem Cinematheque
- Turn Left at the End of the World at IMDb
- Turn Left at the End of the World at the Israeli Film Database
| Films directed by Avi Nesher | |
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- 2004 films
- 2000s Hebrew-language films
- 2000s French-language films
- 2000s coming-of-age drama films
- Films directed by Avi Nesher
- Films about Moroccan Jews
- Films set in 1968
- Films set in Israel
- Israeli coming-of-age drama films
- 2004 drama films
- 2000s English-language films
- 2004 multilingual films
- Israeli multilingual films
- Films scored by Krishna Levy