The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
In this bittersweet family comedy, shy teenager Libby moves back to Israel to live with her hapless father Shaul, unexpectedly finding herself without a home as war breaks out around them. Shaul devises a creative solution: posing as refugees, they are taken in by a wealthy family in Jerusalem. Finally in a “normal” household, Shaul and Libby begin to build their father-daughter relationship, but their false identities can’t last forever.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Metacritic50/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Maya KenigDirector
- Dana DimantWriter
- Maya KenigWriter
Cast
- Gur BentwichShaul
- Elya InbarLibi
- Tzahi GradGideon
- Salit AchimiriamHelit
- Arad YeniYuval
- Shimon MimranCast
- Sigal Arad InbarCast
- Uri AvrahamiCast
- Roni KubanCast
Stills
Themes
woman director