The New York Times by Dana Stevens
An interesting, elusive hodgepodge of comedy, melodrama and implicit allegory, lighted by occasional sparks of formal bravado.
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Israel, France · 1998
1h 42m
Director Amos Gitai
Starring Moshe Ivgy, Hanna Maron, Dalit Kahan, Yussuf Abu-Warda
Genre Comedy, Drama
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Moshe is a middle-aged hypochondriac living a restless existence, ambivalent about his relationship to both his wife and mistress. However, when an uncle buys a piece of property from the Arab side of his family, Moshe’s divided ancestry between his Jewish and Arab parents is put to the test.
The New York Times by Dana Stevens
An interesting, elusive hodgepodge of comedy, melodrama and implicit allegory, lighted by occasional sparks of formal bravado.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
Though the results are only moderately compelling, the film's problems stem not from a lack of ideological thrust, but rather from a protagonist who is so phenomenally unlikable.
The wonderfully drawn characters and their soap-opera entanglements are dryly amusing and well played.
A darkly comic tale of characters riven by divided loyalties and neurotic inhibitions.
Veteran stage, screen and TV actor Moshe Ivgi gives a sturdy performance as Moshe, a supposed tough guy who sobs when confronted by bank robbers.