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Ten years after he immigrated from Russia, Yafim’s father loses his will to live. His mother is the sole provider and stirs up heartbreaking quarrels every day. Yafim decides to take control over his disintegrating family and revive his father. The film was made in the framework of the Growing Pains program, in which Israeli film directors were invited to create documentaries intended for, and focusing on, teenagers. The project encourages the viewing of documentaries through creating films that relate to the lives and issues of teenagers in Israel today.
Festivals and Awards:
Tel Aviv International Children's Film Festival, 2010
Director: Efim Graboy
Producer: Tuvi Arbel
Cinematographer: Uri Ackermann
Editor: Lina Kadish and Efim Graboy
Supporter(s): New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for Television and Radio, and Israeli Educational Television
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: ("החיים יפים ("פצעי בגרות
Category: Aliyah / Children and Youth / Family / Immigration / Israeli Society
Tag Words: crisis Growing Pains Russian immigrants
Ten years after he immigrated from Russia, Yafim’s father loses his will to live. His mother is the sole provider and stirs up heartbreaking quarrels every day. Yafim decides to take control over his disintegrating family and revive his father. The film was made in the framework of the Growing Pains program, in which Israeli film directors were invited to create documentaries intended for, and focusing on, teenagers. The project encourages the viewing of documentaries through creating films that relate to the lives and issues of teenagers in Israel today.
Festivals and Awards:
Tel Aviv International Children's Film Festival, 2010
Director: Efim Graboy
Producer: Tuvi Arbel
Cinematographer: Uri Ackermann
Editor: Lina Kadish and Efim Graboy
Supporter(s): New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for Television and Radio, and Israeli Educational Television
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: ("החיים יפים ("פצעי בגרות
Category: Aliyah / Children and Youth / Family / Immigration / Israeli Society
Tag Words: crisis Growing Pains Russian immigrants