Nini (1963)

Original title

ניני

Directed by

Shlomo Suriano

Genre

romance, drama

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish man falls in love with a Christian woman in 1960s Israel. Their relationship faces social and religious opposition.

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What happens

Nini is an Israeli romantic drama film from 1962, directed by Shlomo Suryano and starring Arik Einstein and Ronit Katz in the lead roles. The screenplay was written by Shlomo Suryano and is based on the 1957 book Nini, Daughter of the Other Religion by Meir Zarhi. The Israeli Film and Theater Censorship Board initially sought to ban the film because of its story about a Jewish man falling in love with a Christian woman. Ultimately, the screening of the film was approved, but it was denied the benefits usually granted to Israeli films under the Israeli Film Law. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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