Love & Dance
6.9
Chen, a young kid, is battling a cultural conflict between his Russian born mother and Israeli father. She is cultured and used to the finer things in life, including theater and fine dining. He is gruff on the outside but sweet on the inside - a Sabra; and looking to make his young son a man rather than the wimp his mother is raising. One day, Chen stumbles upon a ballroom dance class for young people and sees Natalie, a stunning Russian young girl he falls in love with immediately. His interest in Natalie leads him to taking ballroom dancing and to ultimately bridging the cultural divide of his own family - through the Cha Cha and the Tango. The teachers are a pair of former Russian world champions who never quite fulfilled their potential, but find themselves battling their demons through the instructions of the kids.
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Cast
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Avi Kushnir
Rami
Known for
Hit & Run
Evgenia Dodina
Yulia
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Eitan Anner
Ehud Bleiberg
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Koby Gal-Raday
Yochanan Kredo
Vladimir Volov
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Yaakov Neeman
Eylon Ratzkovsky
Eitan Anner Director
Budget $500K · United States release May 10, 2006 · Produced in Israel
Box office
Budget
$500,000
Production
Bleiberg Entertainment
Production
July August Productions
Production · Distribution
Israel
Produced in
Languages
Original title
סיפור חצי רוסי
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Hebrew
Release dates
Israel · May 5, 2006
Theatrical
United States · May 10, 2006
Theatrical
Canada
March 29, 2008 · Vancouver Jewish Film Festival
France
March 23, 2007 · Paris Israeli Film Festival
Germany
February 11, 2007 · Berlin International Film Festival
Greece
January 29, 2007 · DVD premiere
Italy
October 14, 2006 · Rome Film Fest
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