The Monkey House (2023)

Original title

גן קופים

Directed by

Avi Nesher

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel

Runtime

2h

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Israeli film about a writer who was once well known but has faded into obscurity in the late 1980s. He tries to find his place again in a world that has moved on.

melancholicslow-burnreflectivenostalgicgroundedunderstatedintimatecontemplative

What happens

Gan Kofim (Hebrew: גן קופים, lit. "The Monkey House") is an Israeli film directed by Avi Nesher, which was released in September 2023, inspired by the true story of Reuven Kritz, as described by Eli Eshed in his blog. The film depicts a writer in the late 1980s who has faded into obscurity and is trying to find his place again. According to Yair Rave in the Calcalist newspaper, this is probably Avi Nesher's last film. Avi Nesher and the comedian Yaniv Biton, who plays one of the supporting characters in the film, said that Gan Kofim will probably be produced in a new version in Hollywood. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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