Acting
Jul 8, 1939
Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Gavri Banai
Acting
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Feature Films (24)
Dr. Shuki Chaftziva is a ballroom dancing instructor who tries his hand at match-making. He follows the obituaries and takes his client, Zigi Fuchsman, an auto mechanic and childhood friend, to comfort the mourners and check out the widow and her property. At the same time, Ben Gurion Shemesh, a grease monkey who wants to be a singer, tries to win the heart of Dina, the disco floozy and also Zigi's daughter
The Hit
Sergio Konstanza, a swindler, owes money to Mr. Hasson. He escapes to the desert where he joins a wacky army reserve unit whose Sergeant is engaged to one of Mr. Hasson's Daughters.
Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer
A good-natured but incorrigible layabout becomes embroiled in a plot to rob the Israeli lottery, all the while indulging in his boundless zeal for mischief and romance.
Ervinka
A funny comedy about a battle for a chairmanship of condo association. AKA Condo Mishmash
Battle of the Chairmanship
Two love stories develop in a world that follows traditional norms: young Zaza loves Zehava, as they bond in a magical world. The beautiful and independent Madea is in love with the charming neighborhood thug. Watching over is the patriarch grandfather, fighting to bind everyone to the old rules.
The Giants of Easter Islands
The story of a soccer team, respectable families, a corrupt night club owner, and a young lad to guide all to a happy ending.
Fish, Football and Girls
An experimental and absurd avant-garde film about a bunch of unrelated people, all standing on the side of the road waiting for the traffic light to change from red to green, but the traffic light won't change. More and more people gather on the sidewalk, and a kind of class society is formed there. The film was shot during one day in which Ephraim Kishon lent Uri Zohar the set of "Blaumilch Canal" at Herzliya Studios.
The Other Side
Seven years after his death, Motti Kirschenbaum’s eldest son Cana'an decides to open the great archive left behind by his father. The archive clips, old films and photos paint a picture of one of the most important and busy television producers in Israel. The son traces Motti’s long career, along the way he meets journalists and actors who worked with Kirschenbaum over the years and reveals the lesser-known sides of his personality, his function as a spouse, father and friend.
Kirschenbaum
A story about a young fisherman Avi who doesn't lose his optimism even during the most difficult times.
Morning Star
Television & Series (3)
Police find an additional body at a medical school's anatomy lab. Lead detective Iris suspects a sinister motive, revealing a war between Jewish and Arab crime families tied to her own haunting past. Life spirals out of control.