Alila (2003)
Life in a Tel Aviv apartment complex, an urban mosaic whose seedy characters, try as they might, can't get out of one another's faces. Gabi, a bobbed haired sexpot, and her lover Hezi—who's older, balding and married—rent a room to have an affair, while Ezra, a pot bellied divorcee, supervises an illegal construction site next door. All this racket drives Schwartz, a Holocaust survivor, to a mental breakdown. Other characters include illegal Chinese immigrants, a teenage boy who's afraid to serve in the army, and a corrupt police detective.
Director: Amos Gitai
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Yaël Abecassis as Gabi |
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Hana Laslo as Mali |
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Uri Klauzner as Ezra |
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Ronit Elkabetz as Ronit |
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Amos Lavi as Hezi |
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Lupo Berkowitch as Aviram |
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Liran Levo as Ilan |
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Yosef Carmon as Schwartz |
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Amit Mestechkin as Eyal |
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Lyn Hsiao Zamir as Linda |
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Tomer Russo as Officer |
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Carmel Betto as Carmel |
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Dalit Kahan as Sharon |
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Ilan Appel as Police figure |
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Hu Hanzhou as Chinese worker |
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Eyal Elhadad as Locksmith |
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Meital Tzadiki as Police figure |
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Kobi Zahavi as Kiosk owner |
| Directing | Amos Gitai | Director |
| Writing | Amos Gitai | Writer |
| Writing | Yehoshua Kenaz | Original Story |
| Editing | Monica Coleman | Editor |
| Production | Amos Gitai | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Renato Berta | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alain Mamou-Mani | Producer |
| Production | Laurent Truchot | Producer |
| Production | Michel Propper | Executive Producer |
| Art | Miguel Markin | Production Design |
| Editing | Kobi Netanel | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Dinolesko | Costume Design |
| Production | Ilan Moscovitch | Casting |