Naftali Alter

A man comes to town that lies on the northern border and intends to commit suicide. The townspeople rescue him, but later they discover he’s a well known poet, the kind whose death place can become a site of pilgrimage.

A modern-day children’s fairy tale that is also a parody of prank films which, in 1980s Israel, were a highly popular film genre. In the magical land of Bubble Gum where all children’s dreams are made, live two princesses: the kind-hearted Tzipi (Tsippi Shavit) and her wicked sister, Pitzi (Seffy Rivlin). Every year on 1 April (April Fools’ Day), the princesses’ birthday, the two hold a prank competition amongst themselves, with the winner getting to rule the land of Bubble Gum for one year. Rounding off Shavit and Rivlin’s adventure and prank fest is a talking robot and a group of children including one Natasha Braunstein – who will go on to become US actor Natasha Lyonne of Orange is the New Black and Russian Doll fame.

Kudüs'ün ultra Ortodoks bir mahallesinde yaşayan bir Haredi ailesi sevgi, kayıplar ve gündelik hayatın sıkıntılarıyla boğuşur.