Lost Islands (2008)

Original title

איים אבודים

Directed by

Reshef Levi

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the early 1980s, the film follows the Levy family in a small Israeli town. The story focuses on twin brothers who both develop feelings for the same girl.

nostalgiclightheartedwarmbittersweetgentleplayfulromanticfamiliar

What happens

Lost Islands (Hebrew: איים אבודים) is a 2008 Israeli comedy-drama film by the writer and director Reshef Levi. The film is named after the Australian television series The Lost Islands, which was broadcast in Israel's only channel, when the plot takes place. The film was nominated for 14 Ophir Awards, of which it won four. It was watched by 280000 people in Israel in the cinemas on 2008, making it the most viewed Israeli film that year. The film takes place in the early eighties in Kfar Saba, and tells the story of the Levy family, focusing on twin sons who fall in love with the same girl. According to Levi, the film is loosely based on personal experiences of his family, with its many children. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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