The Children of USSR (Hebrew: ילדי СССР, translit. Yaldei SSSR) is a 2005 Israeli drama film directed by Felix Gerchikov,[2] and produced as part of the Israeli Project Greenlight reality show, which Gerchikov won.[3] It was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.[4] It won an Anat Pirchi Drama Award at the 22nd Jerusalem Film Festival in 2005,[5] and the Best Israeli Film award at the 5th Annual Eilat International Film Festival in 2007.[6]
| The Children of USSR | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Felix Gerchikov |
| Written by | Ayidin Ali-Zade Felix Gerchikov |
| Produced by | Mirit Tovi |
| Starring | Daniel Bruck |
| Cinematography | Amnon Zlayet |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Languages | Hebrew Russian |
Synopsis
editThe film tells the story of Slava, whose wife throws him out of their home, separating him from their infant son. Slava is forced to live with Victor, a delicatessen owner and former football coach. Victor convinces Slava to form a football team and participate in a neighborhood tournament with the aim of winning the cash prize offered to the tournament winners. Slava and his friends, Vitali - a Ukrainian foreign worker, Kastil ("Crutches") - a high school student, Mukhtar - a Caucasian involved in criminal activity, and Banuchka - a hard drug addict, form a team, which is joined by an Ethiopian player.
Cast
edit- Daniel Bruck as Slava
- Salim Dau as Policeman
- Vladimir Freedman as Viktor the Coach
- Vitali Friedland as Kostyl'
- Tamara Klayngon as Svetlana
- Arthur Marchenko as Banochka
- Shaul Mizrahi as Mashiah
- Niko Nikolaev as Vitaly
- Ygal Resnik as Mucha
- Sirak M. Sabahat as Nisim
- Anna Stephan as Oksana
References
edit- ^ "הסתיים פרויקט גרינלייט הישראלי". News1 (in Hebrew). 24 May 2005. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Gershenson, Olga (3 May 2011). "Aliyah to The Movies: Russian and Israeli Cinema". Jewish Quarterly. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
pronounced yaldey sssr, the title combines a Hebrew word for 'children' and a Russian word for 'USSR'. Idiosyncratic bilingual spelling not only introduces a Russian word into a Hebrew title, but also uses a Cyrillic acronym as a nostalgic icon.
- ^ Gershenson, Olga (2011). "Immigrant Cinema: Russian Israelis on Screens and behind the Cameras". In Talmon, Miri; Peleg, Yaron (eds.). Israeli Cinema: Identities in Motion. The Jewish History, Life, and Culture Series. Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 134–150. ISBN 978-0-292-72560-7.
- ^ "29th Moscow International Film Festival (2007)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "2005". Jerusalem Film Festival. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Eilat International Film Festival". Eilat International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
External links
edit- The Children of CCCP at IMDb
- The Children of USSR at the Israeli Film Database
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