Turn Left at the End of the World | |
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Directed by | Avi Nesher |
Produced by |
Samuel Hadida Avi Nesher Mickey Rabinowitz |
Written by | Sara Eden Avi Nesher Ruby Porat Shoval |
Starring |
Netta Garti Liraz Charhi |
Music by | Krishna Levy |
Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
Edited by | Marie-Pierre Renaud |
Production
company |
Davis-Films
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Distributed by | Metro Communications (Israel) Metropolitan Film Export (France) |
Release date
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Running time
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110 minutes |
Country | Israel |
Language | Hebrew French English Judeo-Moroccan Arabic |
Turn Left at the End of the World (Hebrew: סוף העולם שמאלה, Sof HaOlam Smola) is a 2004 Israeli film. The film starred Netta Garti and Liraz Charhi. The film was written, produced and directed by Avi Nesher. Outdoor scenes were filmed in Midreshet Ben-Gurion.
The film takes place in a small Negev development town in 1968 and narrating the struggle of Moroccan and Indian olim, focuses on the relationship between two girls, Sarah Talkar and Nicole Shushan.
The film participated in international film festivals in the United States, Australia, India and European countries, and received several awards, including the Audience Award at the festival Taormina Film Fest and the Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Following its release in Israel, the film sold over 600,000 tickets, breaking box office records.