My Father My Lord (2008)

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NR | 1 hr 12 mins | Drama, Family, Foreign | Released: 7/11/2008 |Box Office Total: $0.1M

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In Israel, Young Menachem lives in his father's shadow in a Haredim (the Hebrew word for ultra-Orthodox Jews) family, part of an insular community whose life revolves around Torah and tradition. Rabbi Abraham Edelman is a respected rabbi, extremely pious, and he demands that his family follow suit. Menachem soaks up his father's attention, but maintains a quiet dissent in the face of such overwhelming paternal presence. He is a loving and inquisitive child. At school, Menachem admires a mother dove and her young living on a window sill. He learns a song about the story of Abraham and Isaac, and witnesses a neighbor in distress. When Menachem's father commands him to destroy a small photo, calling it idolatry, he argues theology. Menahem's mother, Esther, is more of the here and now, and concerns herself with the family's emotional welfare. She worries about her husband's inflexibility, and does not share in his fervor of “Personal Providence,” nor in his belief that God exists only for the righteous Jew. Esther encourages her son's interest in planning a holiday at the Dead Sea, a trip that will test the family's faith.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/11/2008

Director	Credit
David Volach	Director
Cast	Credit
Assi Dayan	Rabbi Abraham Edelman
Sharon Hacohen Bar	Esther Edelman
Ilan Griff	Menachem Edelman
Production Credits	Credit
Eyal Shiray	Producer
Gill Sassower	Co-Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Golden Cinema Productions Ltd	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Kino International	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Kino International	Domestic Distribution Rights
Artificial Eye Film Company, Ltd.	Foreign Distribution Rights
Kino Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Writer	Credit
David Volach	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Yoav Sinai	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Tali Ohaion	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Boaz Yacov	Director of Photography
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Golden Cinema Productions Ltd	Distribution Sales International Sales
Sound	Credit
Israel David	Sound Designer
Alex Claude	Sound Designer
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Neli Horowitz	Costume Designer

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