Valerie,a famous actor from Moscow immigrates to Israel with his family, hoping to succeed in Israel. When he can not bridge the cultural gap, and finds himself secluded.When he returns to Moscow, he finds out that his friends are no longer there for him.

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Eddie is an unemployed actor who gets into trouble with a group of mobsters after falling for Yulia.

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This film presents ten years of documentation of the renowned Gesher Theater and its founder and director Yevgeny Arye.

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A documentary on the life and career of Yiddish actor Pesach Burstein and his family.

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Every Tuesday at five, Masha, Bentzie, Sivan, David, and Eleanor meet with the rest of the Wings theatre group to work and rehearse the play “Silver Spoon.” Following the process of working on the play the movie enables to get a glimpse into the group members’ relationships, the love affairs, the jealousies, and their doubts as actors, who, in addition to their qualities, are also mentally-challenged. Soon enough the boundaries between the play and reality become blurry, especially when real life becomes heavily influenced by the play.

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With his sharp gaze, full of generosity and humor, David Perlov documents an intensive month in the life of the Israeli theatre, following numerous troupes performing throughout the country. We see The Dybbuk (still with the legendary Hanna Rovina) and plays by Ionesco, Becket, Brecht, and Edward Albee; musicals and works of Israeli playwrights – Moshe Shamir, Nissim Aloni and others.

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