The Ritz East
125 South Second Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Sunday, April 3, 2016, 7:00 pm

General admission: $15; Seniors $13; Students $6   Additional screening by the Philadelphia Jewish Film FestivalApril 4th, 7:30pm at The Gershman YBuy tickets

Fixated on romantic fantasies, Hagit (Moran Rosenblatt), a kindly and strong-willed young woman with a mild mental disability, embarks on a relationship- much to the concern of her protective mother (Asi Levi). When Hagit develops a relationship with the factory owner's son (Roy Assaf), she begins sneaking out of the house and away from her mother's protective gaze.
Country: Israel
Release Date: 2015
Time: 82 minutes
Genre: Drama
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Director: Nitzan Giladi
Guest Speaker: Nitzan Giladi, Director Nitzan Giladi is an Israeli film director who has written, produced and directed many documentary films, included In Satmar Custody (2003), Jerusalem Is Proud to Present (2008), The Last Enemy (2009) and It runs in the Family (2010). Giladi's films have received multiple international awards, participated in over 120 international film festivals and broadcast in prestigious TV channels over the world including Sundance Channel and ZDF-ARTE. His TV work includes Singing to Oblivion - The Story of Miri Aloni, Do Not Call Me Black, and Dark Southern Deal.
 
Guest Speaker: Moran Rosenblatt, Actress Moran Rosenblatt is a multi-award winning Israeli actress. In 2013 Moran took one of the lead role in Snails in the Rain and won the Best Actress award at the LGBT Film Festival in Tel-Aviv. Her leading roles in Apples in the Desert and Wedding Doll had won her nominations and critical acclaim.
 
Awards
Best Actress, Moran Rosenblatt , Best Costume Design Israeli Film Academy. Nominated for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematography Israeli Film Academy