Monday, May 14, 2012

THE FLOOD




Drama
In Hebrew with English subtitles
Original title: Mabul

PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Yoav Rotman: 12-year-old Yoni Rosko
Ronit Elkabetz: Yoni’s mother Miri, a nursery school teacher
Tzahi Grad: Yoni’s father Gidi, a grounded pilot
Michael Moshonov: Yoni’s mentally handicapped older brother Tomer

REVIEW
This is a mixed bag: fine acting throughout but too many problems and a lot of loose ends. It’s not a feel-good movie by any stretch, more like “phew I’m glad that’s over” type and one that makes you thankful that your life is not as complicated as theirs.

One other thing: unless you are a Talmudic scholar of Judaism, the lengthy repetitive reading of the same passage from the Torah by Yoni in preparation for his bar mitzvah serves no useful purpose other than to slow up the proceedings before the next onslaught of crisis and conflict.

CLASSIFICATION
 for thematic material.

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