An Israeli Love Story (2017)
The love story of Margalit (Pnina Gary), who lives in Nahalal, and Eli Ben-Zvi, son of Rachel Yanait and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Israeli's second president. The year is 1947, a tumultuous period as tensions rise between the Israeli settlement and the Arab tribes and neighboring countries. A chance encounter sparks love at first sight between Margalit, of Nahalal – a cooperative workers' settlement – and Eli Ben-Zvi, the Muhtar of the Beit Keshet kibbutz. The affair is off to a rocky start, as Eli is committed to the defense efforts that preceded the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 and the birth of the State of Israel. The two go on to set a wedding date, but the fight for a nation leaves no room for young lovers.
Director: Dan Wolman
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Adi Bielski as Margalit Dromi |
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Aviv Alush as Eli Ben Zvi |
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Alex Ansky as Yitzhak Ben Zvi |
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Lior Soroka as Uzi |
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Maya Wertheimer as Michalik |
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Idan Barkai as Nahum |
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Sharon Fridman as Uri |
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Yitzhak Hizkiya as Yosef |
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Amir Mugrabi as Eli |
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Evelin Kachulin as A friend of the family |
| Directing | Dan Wolman | Director |
| Writing | Pnina Gary | Novel |
| Writing | Dita Guery | Writer |