Turn Left at the End of the World

Turn Left at the End of the World
Turn Left at the End of the World
Directed by	Avi Nesher
Written by	Sara Ezer; Avi Nesher; Ruby Porat Shoval
Produced by	Samuel Hadida; Avi Nesher; Mickey Rabinowitz
Starring	Netta Garti; Liraz Charhi
Cinematography	David Gurfinkel
Edited by	Marie-Pierre Renaud
Music by	Krishna Levy
Production; company	Davis-Films
Distributed by	Metro Communications (Israel); Metropolitan Film Export (France)
Release date	24 March 2004;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Israel
Languages	Hebrew; French; English; Hindi; Judeo-Moroccan Arabic

Turn Left at the End of the World (Hebrew: סוף העולם שמאלה, Sof HaOlam Smola) is a 2004 Israeli film written, produced and directed by Avi Nesher and starring Netta Garti and Liraz Charhi.

Plot

The film takes place in a small Negev development town in 1968 and narrates the struggle of Moroccan and Indian olim, focusing on the relationship between two girls, Sarah Talkar and Nicole Shushan.

Cast

Netta Garti: Nicole Shushan
Liraz Charhi: Sarah Talkar
Aure Atika: Simone Toledano
Ruby Porat Shoval: Jeannette Shushan
Kruttika Desai: Rachel Talkar
Jean Benguigui: Isaac Shushan
Parmeet Sethi: Roger Talkar
British Cricket Player: Eyal Ben-Ze'ev

Production

Outdoor scenes were filmed in Midreshet Ben-Gurion.

Reception

The film participated in international film festivals in the United States, Australia, India and European countries, and received several awards, including the Audience Award at the festival Taormina Film Fest and the Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Following its release in Israel, the film sold over 600,000 tickets, breaking box office records.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Israel's smash-hit decade The Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2010
^ Israeli cinema has arrived Israel 21c, 25 March 2007

External links

[1] Israel's smash-hit decade The Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2010

[2] Israeli cinema has arrived Israel 21c, 25 March 2007

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