Three Days and a Child

1967 1h 30m HE

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 7

Drama

Synopsis

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Based on a short story by Abraham B. Jehoshua, the movie follows Eli (Oded Kotler) taking care of an old girlfriend's child for three days. He wants him to get hurt, he worries about him. Will the child survive the three days? Will Eli?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oded Kotler
Eli
Shai Oshorov
Shuy
Judith Solé
Noa
Misha Asherov
Shuy's Father
Illi Gorlitzky
zvi
Germaine Unikovsky
yael
Stella Ivni
Neighbor
David Baruch
Neighbor's Husband

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Uri Zohar
Writers: Uri Zohar, Abraham B. Jehoshua, Dahn Ben Amotz
Languages: Hebrew
Countries: Israel

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Uri Zohar, shot by David Gurfinkel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dov Seltzer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacques Ehrlich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Oded Kotler and Shai Oshorov and Judith Solé carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0138100 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Uri Zohar directs. David Gurfinkel behind the camera. Dov Seltzer scores. Jacques Ehrlich cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Israel. Dialogue in Hebrew.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Uri Zohar, shot by David Gurfinkel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dov Seltzer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jacques Ehrlich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Oded Kotler and Shai Oshorov and Judith Solé carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0138100 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.