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Sweet Mud (2006)

Sweet Mud poster
Original title
אדמה משוגעת
Directed by
Dror Shaul
Genre
drama film
Country
Israel, Germany
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A boy grows up on a kibbutz in the 1970s while caring for his mentally unstable mother. The story shows the pressures of communal life and family loyalty through the boy's eyes.

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What happens

Sweet Mud (Hebrew: אדמה משוגעת, romanized: Adamah Mishuga'at, lit. 'Crazy Land') is a 2006 Israeli satirical drama film written and directed by Dror Shaul. The semi-autobiographical film was shot on the kibbutzim of Ruhama and Nir Eliyahu, and draws on Shaul's memories of growing up on a kibbutz with his mentally unstable and widowed mother. This was the first film of the acting career of Daniel Kitsis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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