Underplayed Gems

Florentine (1997)

Florentine poster
Original title
פלורנטין
Directed by
Eytan Fox
Genre
drama
Country
Israel
Length
3 seasons, 39 episodes
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This series follows a group of childhood friends living in the Florentin neighborhood of Tel Aviv. The story focuses on their personal relationships and daily lives as young adults.

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What happens

(Hebrew: פלורנטין) is an Israeli television drama series created by Eytan Fox and Gal Uchovsky, which aired on Channel 2 from 1997 to 2000, lasting three seasons. The ensemble cast includes Ayelet Zurer, Karin Ophir, Uri Banai, Sami Huri, Dana Modan, Ami Smolartchik, Nir Friedman and Avshalom Pollak. The show revolves around childhood friends living in Florentin, a neighborhood in the southern part of Tel Aviv. The show was the first in the country to feature gay characters in main roles. It also featured the first-ever same sex kiss on Israeli television, between two male characters. In 2000 it featured the first-ever lesbian kiss on Israeli television between Shira (Zurer) and Nicole (Ronit Elkabetz). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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