Shalom (film)

Hailed by critics as "the first and probably last Israeli hippie film", Shalom (Wayfarer's Prayer) is director Yaky Yosha's first feature, who also wrote and stars in it. The film attempts to answer the dilemmas and distresses youth in the pre Yom Kippur War Israel.

Shalom (Wayfarer's Prayer)
Directed by	Yaky Yosha
Written by	Yaky Yosha
Produced by	Dorit Yosha Orgad Vardimon
Starring	Yaky Yosha Dorit Yosha Irit Mohar Nisim Azikary Israel Gurion
Music by	Yaky Yosha
Distributed by	Yaky Yosha Ltd.
Release date	1973 (1973)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Israel
Language	Hebrew

Plot

Shalom, a young Israeli at the outset of his life, was born into a bourgeois family in Tel-Aviv. His parents wish he would go to college, but Shalom is no fan of studying. His father is not quite convinced his beloved son is doing the best he can when not doing anything at all. Shalom has a dilapidated station-wagon, two girlfriends to ride and love and "don't think twice, it's all right", as one of them sings to her sweet babbling infant. Shalom goes out on the road looking for his own self – an Israeli easy rider. In his wandering he comes across a group of artists debating over Israel's social-political fate. War and peace, occupied territories and settlements, rich and poor. One thing is not up for discussion, the future doesn't seem bright. Shalom makes up his mind to leave it all and go to America. Makes up his mind, but stays.

References

• The content of this article was translated from שלום, תפילת הדרך שלום, תפילת הדרך (Shalom) in the Hebrew-language Wikipedia, acknowledged here under terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.

External links

• Shalom at IMDb