Nir Levi Movies
Set in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War, director Arik Kaplun's debut is a light comedy about romance and culture shock. Yana (played by Evelyne Kaplun, the director's wife) and her new husband arrive in Israel from Russia, only to have her spouse split town with the immigration money. Naïve, vulnerable, and three months pregnant, Yana is forced to fend for herself. Fortunately, she finds company with an eccentric fledgling filmmaker, Eli (Nir Levi), who videotapes everything. With the fear of Iraqi scuds an ever-present threat, the two inch slowly toward a relationship. This film was screened at the 1999 Toronto and Thessaloniki Film Festivals. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nir Levi, Shmil Ben Ari, (more)
- 1997
Agor Shif directed this Israeli road movie. After serving time for a bank robbery, Gadi (Nir Levi) is released on probation for a three-day journey putting up holiday flags. He invites his younger brother Itzakale (Avshalom Polak) to come along, although their mother is dying in the hospital. Joining the two brothers is escaped convict Shoshana (Alon Abutbul). Traveling the countryside in a van, they put up Independence Day flags with stopovers at gas stations and roadside cafes. At one cafe, the trio picks up a pregnant hitchhiker (Yevgena Dudina), and both brothers are attracted to her. But one morning when the brothers are not present, she's raped by Shoshana, leading to her departure. Shown at the 1997 Haifa Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nir Levi, Avshalom Polak, (more)
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