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What a Wonderful Place (2005)

What a Wonderful Place poster
Original title
איזה מקום נפלא
Directed by
Eyal Halfon
Genre
drama film
Country
Israel
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows three separate stories in different parts of Israel. The stories involve foreign workers and women caught in trafficking, and eventually come together in unexpected ways.

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What happens

What a Wonderful Place (Hebrew: איזה מקום נפלא - Eize Makom Nifla) is a 2005 Israeli drama film directed by Eyal Halfon. It includes three seemingly unrelated storylines which intersect at the end, set in southern Tel Aviv, the Arabah and an unidentified Israeli urban suburb. The film deals with issues of trafficking of women and the lives of foreign workers in Israel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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