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RUNTIME
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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Phobidilia
"Life was perfect until reality knocked on his door."
2009 1h 27m HE
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5.5
MID
★5.5TMDB · 14
Drama
Synopsis
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After suffering an emotional breakdown in a public place, a young man vows to quit the chaotic city life and never leave his apartment. He quickly discovers that in todays world all his needs can be easily met: sexual satisfaction via the internet, food by telephone delivery and entertainment by television.Four years later, his idyllic existence comes under attack when Daniella, a free spirited girl comes into his life while Grumps, the buildings real estate agent , informs him that the apartment is about to be sold.Both Grumps, an elderly holocaust survivor with a troubled past and Daniella a cheerful young woman with a disastrous love history, are the first people in a long while to care about our hero. Both think the only way out is OUT.However, our hero refuses to leave his kingdom and decides to fight till the bitter end.
“Life was perfect until reality knocked on his door.”
Cast
Ofer Shechter
Regev Weinblum
Efrat Baumwald
Daniela
Shlomo Bar-Shavit
Grumps
Efrat Dor
Jessica
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Doron Paz
- Writers
- Izhar Harlev, Doron Paz, Yoav Paz
- Languages
- English, Hebrew
- Countries
- Israel
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ERA
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Released 17 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hebrew.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Rotem Shamir shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ofer Shechter and Efrat Baumwald and Shlomo Bar-Shavit carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Life was perfect until reality knocked on his door.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1494810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Doron Paz directs. Rotem Shamir cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Israel. Dialogue in English, Hebrew.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 17 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hebrew.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Editor Rotem Shamir shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Ofer Shechter and Efrat Baumwald and Shlomo Bar-Shavit carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Life was perfect until reality knocked on his door.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1494810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Rotem Shamir
- Runtime
- 87 min · 1h 27m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- HE
Also by
Doron Paz
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Key crew
- EditorRotem Shamir
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-09-14
