Zanzouri is an Israeli television series from cable network yes, set in Yavne. It stars Yuval Semo as Pini Zanzouri.

Zanzouri
GenreComedy drama
Created byYuval Friedman
Ben Bacher
Yuval Semo
Dafna Parner
Written byYuval Friedman
StarringYuval Semo
Irit Kaplan
Danny Geva
Albert Cohen
Oren Zagman
Danny Berman
Shina Ray
Avi Dangor
Regev Zarka
Opening themeSunday Arak by Balkan Beat Box
ComposerDanny Reichenthal
Country of originIsrael
Original languageHebrew
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producersYfat Sela
Oriana Givoli-Gnniger
Shay Innes
Shira Kadar-Levi
ProducerYfat Sela
CinematographyAsher Ben Yair
EditorsRoey Nachum
Nir Nachum
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Networkyes
Release11 June (2012-06-11) –
25 July 2012 (2012-07-25)

Plot

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Pinhas "Pini" Zanzouri lives in Yavne, a town in central Israel, with his wife and two children. Zanzouri is an average Israeli citizen with an average job, who comes home and passes his evenings watching TV .

On his 40th birthday, Zanzouri's life changes forever when his father comes to him with two revelations: that all the men in his family have died in their 40th year, and that he is adopted. Accepting that he has a year to live, Zanzouri decides to fulfill all his dreams and fantasies.

Main cast

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  • Yuval Semo as Pini Zanzouri – a driving teacher by profession, Zanzouri is conservative, petty, rude, childish, inflexible, obsessive and miserly, but also soft and tender inside. He constantly expresses regret for his choices in life, including his wedding at age 17.
  • Irit Kaplan as Hanny Zanzouri - a kindergarten assistant. Very competitive, she has an obsession with cleanliness. She is loud and very physical, traits which are embarrassing to Pini.
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