Aviva (Assi Levy) , a hard-working hotel cook in a small northen Israeli town of Tiberias, is on the brink of finally fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a published writer. But first she must deal with her unemployed husband (Dror Keren), nosy sister (Rotem Abuhab) and unstable mother (Levana Finkelstein).
Country: |
Israel |
Release Date: |
2006 |
Time: |
107 minutes |
Genre: |
Drama |
Language: |
Hebrew with English subtitles |
Director: |
Shemi Zarhin |
Topics: |
Family, Women in Israeli Society |
Guest Speaker:
Shemi Zarhin, Director and Writer
Shemi Zarhin is an acclaimed Israeli novelist and film director. He was born in Tiberias and studied film at Tel Aviv University. His movies include titles such as Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003), Aviva My Love (2006), and The World is Funny (2012). His first novel Some Day was a bestseller in Israel.
 
Awards
Israeli Academy Awards of 2006 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress - Assi Levy: Chicago Film Festival - Best Screenplay; Jerusalem Film Festival - Best Screenplay.