Honor thy Father and thy Mother, Damn It!
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Honor thy Father and thy Mother, Damn It!
Ever since they can remember, Dasha (22) and Natasha (21), have felt unrelated, not belonging to anyone or any place. The difficult relationship between their parents in the Ukraine tore up the family. One day, without warning, their father decided to take them to Israel, along with his new wife. The girls were separated from their mother and her existence was hidden from them since. Even in Israel, as they matured, they felt like strangers, wandering between boarding schools and foster families. They knew nothing about their mother and never heard a word of love or longing.
After 16 years, following their father’s death, the girls yearn to fill the empty space in their hearts, and reunite with their mother. But it is a strangers’ rendezvous. The emotional detachment has built a wall between them. The empty space will not be easily filled. For 3 years, the film follows the belated relationship between mother and daughters, raising questions about parenthood and the patterns parents pass on to their children. Most of all, this is a film about the human need for an emotional core, a family.
Festivals and Awards:
The Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2014
Director: Alexandra Rahmilevich
Producer: Alexandra Rahmilevich
Production Company: Rahmilevich Production
Cinematographer: Alexandra Rahmilevich
Editor: Alexandra Rahmilevich, Reuven Brodsky
Original Soundtrack: Tom Gefen
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu
Script: Alexandra Rahmilevich, Sari Ezouz Berger
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: !כבד את אביך ואת אמך, בלאט
Category: Aliyah / Family / Immigration / Women
Tag Words: Aliyah Family Immigration Motherhood parenthood relationship sisters Ukraine
Ever since they can remember, Dasha (22) and Natasha (21), have felt unrelated, not belonging to anyone or any place. The difficult relationship between their parents in the Ukraine tore up the family. One day, without warning, their father decided to take them to Israel, along with his new wife. The girls were separated from their mother and her existence was hidden from them since. Even in Israel, as they matured, they felt like strangers, wandering between boarding schools and foster families. They knew nothing about their mother and never heard a word of love or longing.
After 16 years, following their father’s death, the girls yearn to fill the empty space in their hearts, and reunite with their mother. But it is a strangers’ rendezvous. The emotional detachment has built a wall between them. The empty space will not be easily filled. For 3 years, the film follows the belated relationship between mother and daughters, raising questions about parenthood and the patterns parents pass on to their children. Most of all, this is a film about the human need for an emotional core, a family.
Festivals and Awards:
The Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2014
Director: Alexandra Rahmilevich
Producer: Alexandra Rahmilevich
Production Company: Rahmilevich Production
Cinematographer: Alexandra Rahmilevich
Editor: Alexandra Rahmilevich, Reuven Brodsky
Original Soundtrack: Tom Gefen
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu
Script: Alexandra Rahmilevich, Sari Ezouz Berger
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: !כבד את אביך ואת אמך, בלאט
Category: Aliyah / Family / Immigration / Women
Tag Words: Aliyah Family Immigration Motherhood parenthood relationship sisters Ukraine