Welcome to Israel

Movie
German title	Welcome to Israel
Original title	Eize Makom Nifla ; איזה מקום נפלא
Country of production	Israel , Germany
original language	Hebrew , English , Russian , Filipino , Tagalog
Publishing year	2005
length	96 minutes
Rod
Director	Eyal Halfon
script	Eyal Halfon
production	Assaf Amir ; Yoav Roeh
music	Avi Belleli
camera	Nily Aslan
cut	Einat Glaser-Zarhin
occupation
	Uri Gavriel : Franco; Evelyn Kaplun : Jana; Avi Oriah : Zeltzer; Yossi Graber : Mr. Aloni; Yoav Hait : Yoav Aloni; Raymond Bagatsing : Eddie Longo; Chedpong Laoyant : Vissit; Marina Shoif : Julia; Evelin Hagoel : Ahuva; Gilya Stern : Tova; Dvir Benedek : The boss; Mymy Davao : Nenny Longo; Michael Rozhetsky : Sergey; Julia Talis : Anna; Yulia Menis : Tania; Meiri Mogaber : Omer; Avi Madar : Jaques; Eran Ivanir : Davidi;

Welcome to Israel is a 2005 Israeli drama film .

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The film episodically shows the story of three migrant workers as they cope with everyday life in Israel in illegality .

To support her family in Ukraine, Jana and other women are smuggled into Israel to work as prostitutes. But since she has a birthmark on her face, she is not used and has to work as a cleaner. Since there is not enough money up front and back, she tries to work as a prostitute. In doing so, she gets closer to ex-police officer Franco, who smuggled her and the women on. Franco has a gambling problem, which is why he had to quit his job and now, in order to maintain the appearance of a middle-class existence with a family, works in the red light district. He now comes closer to Jana, and they both fall in love.

Vissit from Thailand works on Zeltzer's farm in the Arava desert. He would like the Thai royal family to visit Israel. To improve his supper he goes hunting illegally, where he is caught and arrested by Aloni, who works for him in the nature reserve. However, since Zeltzer does not want to do without his best man, he buys him again, whereby he learns from Vissit out of gratitude that Zeltzer's wife is having an affair with Aloni.

Eddie, a Filipino geriatric nurse, takes care of Aloni's sick father. Together with his wife Nenny, who also works in Israel, he wants a child. But to do this, he has to get money for an expensive medical procedure. After he has just overcome his gambling addiction, he decides to earn the money in a gaming room in the red light district.

criticism

“The exciting and touching staged film about illegal immigration, migrant workers and forced prostitution in Israel cleverly interweaves the stories and places Israelis and migrants in manifold relationships with one another. Excellent staged and played. "

- Lexicon of international film

"With great narrative ease, Halfon interweaves the fates of three" guest workers "in Israel with those of their Israeli employers, thus creating a complex picture of contemporary Israeli society."

- prism

background

The film received 13 nominations for the Israeli Ophir Award , including five awards. In addition to the awards for Best Film , Best Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Production Design, Uri Gavriel was honored as Best Actor .

The film had its world premiere on July 8, 2005 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and was released in Israeli cinemas on September 22, 2005. The film had its German premiere on July 4, 2006 on ARTE .

Web links

Individual evidence

[1] Welcome to Israel. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[2] Welcome to Israel , prisma.de