Zion and His Brother (2009)

Original title

ציון ואחיו

Directed by

Eran Merav

Genre

coming-of-age film

Country

Israel, France

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy tries to stand up for his older brother who has an intellectual disability. They live in a poor neighborhood in Tel Aviv where their lives are a struggle.

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What happens

Zion and His Brother is a French-Israeli drama film from 2009, starring Ofer Hayon, Reuven Bedlov, Ronit Elkabetz and Tzahi Grad in the lead roles. The film, written and directed by Eran Merav, premiered on 17 January 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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