Alila (2003)

  • NR
  • 09/07/2003 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 2h 2m

Overview

Life in a Tel Aviv apartment complex, an urban mosaic whose seedy characters, try as they might, can't get out of one another's faces. Gabi, a bobbed haired sexpot, and her lover Hezi—who's older, balding and married—rent a room to have an affair, while Ezra, a pot bellied divorcee, supervises an illegal construction site next door. All this racket drives Schwartz, a Holocaust survivor, to a mental breakdown. Other characters include illegal Chinese immigrants, a teenage boy who's afraid to serve in the army, and a corrupt police detective.

Amos Gitai

Director, Writer

Cast

Yaël Abecassis's headshot

Yaël Abecassis

Gabi
Hana Laslo's headshot

Hana Laslo

Mali
Uri Klauzner's headshot

Uri Klauzner

Ezra
Ronit Elkabetz's headshot

Ronit Elkabetz

Ronit
Amos Lavi's headshot

Amos Lavi

Hezi
Lupo Berkowitch's headshot

Lupo Berkowitch

Aviram
Liran Levo's headshot

Liran Levo

Ilan
Yosef Carmon's headshot

Yosef Carmon

Schwartz

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