Desperado Square (2001)
In ha-Argazim, a neighborhood that time forgot, the one-year anniversary of Morris Mandabon's death is approaching, and his youngest son, Nissim has had a dream in which his father orders him to re-open the old neighborhood movie theater, thus breaking the vow that Morris had made years before never to screen movies again. Nissim and his brother George, together with Aharon Gabardine, who was the projectionist back in the old days, are determined to fulfill Morris' request. The same day Nissim has his dream, Avram Mandabon, Morris' brother, returns for his brother's memorial after a 25-year absence. His reappearance causes old family feuds to resurface.
Director: Benny Toraty
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Uri Gavriel as Aron 'Gabardine' |
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Yosef Shiloach as Yisrael 'the Indian' |
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Yona Elian as Seniora Mandabon |
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Ayelet Zurer as Gila |
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Nir Levy as Nissim Mandabon |
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Uri Klauzner as 'Jellyfish' David |
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Yonatan Daniel as Yonatan |
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Mohammad Bakri as Avram Mandabon |
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Tamara Dayan as Plump Sara |
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Yonatan Dani as Yonatan |
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Baruch Sasson as Baruch |
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Y.R. Morad as Morad |
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Shlomi Saranga as Yudakis the Singer |
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Zvi Marco as Shlomo 'Pyramid' |
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Tzion Kedem as Moshe 'The Dealer' |
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Na'ima Hansab as Mrs. Lea |
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Micha Lankri as 'Snoring' Fuad |
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David Batish as Leon the Barber |
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Ra'anan Hefetz as Nahum the Thief |
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Yehuda Avliav as Dancer in Club |
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David Mograbi as Shabtai the Coachman |
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Ya'akov Ronen Morad as |
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Etti Rosenthal as Dancer in Club |
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Benny Toraty as Binyamin (the grocer) |
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Yitzhak Toraty as The Cantor |
| Writing | Benny Toraty | Writer |
| Directing | Benny Toraty | Director |
| Sound | Shem-Tov Levy | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Dror Moreh | Director of Photography |