Our Father (2016 film)

Our Father (Hebrew: Avinu) is a 2016 Israeli drama film directed by Meni Yaesh. It was one of five films nominated for the Best Film Award at the Ophir Awards.[1][2]

Our Father
Film poster
Directed byMeni Yaesh
Written byMeni Yaesh
StarringMoris Cohen
CinematographyRam Shweky
Edited byShira Arad
Release date
  • 5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

Plot

Ovadia is the best bouncer at a high profile club in Tel Aviv, Israel. He and his wife Rachel have been trying to have a kid for 5 years with no success. To make some money Ovadia works as a mover on the side. Shalom Rosenthal, a loan shark, persuades Ovadia to collect money from him. At first Ovadia excells and Shalom pays him well. With this new money Ovadia takes Rachel to the best fertility clinic in Israel. On one hit when Ovadia is supposed to beat up someone that owes money to Shalom he is overcome with emotion and shows mercy. At a picnic with Shalom he tells him that he wants to quit and this leads to a brief argument on which Ovadia ends up punching Shalom. Shalom’ s other goons take Ovadia to a bathroom and beat him up with in an inch of his life. They stop when Ovadia promises to not quit. The last his Ovadia pulls out is opening the back door of h the club so Shalom’s men can enter and kill Ovadia’s boss that he is very close with, Mickey. The film ends showing Ovadia with Rachel and their newborn.

Cast
  • Moris Cohen as Ovadia Rachamim
  • Rotem Zissman-Cohen as Rachel Rachmim

References
  1. "ההכרזה על העולים לגמר - פרסי אופיר 2016". Israel Film Academy. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. Brown, Hannah (20 August 2016). "2016 Ophir nominations announced – snubs and all". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 August 2016.


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