The Golden Pomegranate

The Golden Pomegranate (2010)

Drama

Noa (Achinoam Nini), a popular Israeli singer of Yemenite descent, prepares for a concert in Jerusalem. She is interrupted by an old Arab man who claims to have been a close friend her great grandmother. He tells her about Mazal, a Jewish child-bride (Hadar Ozeri) from Yemen, who preserves her religion, culture, family and her unique art, surviving the harsh, violent conditions of Jerusalem and the Holy Land in the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries. She becomes the mother of two, a young widow (Galit Giat), and the family's breadwinner through her skills as a jeweler in gold and silver. In time, a woman of property (Timna Brauer) and an ardent patriot, she prevails through the unfolding bloody decades while living in the Old City of Jerusalem. She heads a family of extraordinary, unforgettable characters and grows old in strength and determination, remaining true to her traditions and ideals.

Director: Dan Turgeman

Casts

	Rinat Abushaev as Elder Sarah
	Aviv Alush as Mature Shalom
	Ellen Anreder as Nurse Michal
	Mati Atlas as Matti
	Galit Giat as Mature Mazal
	Reef Cohen as Miriam The Granddaughter
	Joanna Bayless as Sister Gray

Crew