Alila
Life in a Tel Aviv apartment complex, an urban mosaic whose seedy characters, try as they might, can't get out of one another's faces. Gabi, a bobbed haired sexpot, and her lover Hezi—who's older, balding and married—rent a room to have an affair, while Ezra, a pot bellied divorcee, supervises an illegal construction site next door. All this racket drives Schwartz, a Holocaust survivor, to a mental breakdown. Other characters include illegal Chinese immigrants, a teenage boy who's afraid to serve in the army, and a corrupt police detective.
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Cast
18 people
Yaël Abecassis
Gabi
Known for
Surviving with Wolves
Live and Become
Hana Laslo
Mali
Known for
Free Zone
Adam Resurrected
Uri Klauzner
Ezra
Known for
Free Zone
Ronit Elkabetz
Ronit
Known for
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
The Band's Visit
Amos Lavi
Hezi
Known for
Munich
Lemon Tree
Lupo Berkowitch
Aviram
Also in
The Holy Land
Forgiveness
Liran Levo
Ilan
No other roles listed
Yosef Carmon
Schwartz
Known for
The Farewell Party
Amit Mestechkin
Eyal
No other roles listed
Lyn Hsiao Zamir
Linda
No other roles listed
Tomer Russo
Officer
Known for
September 11
Free Zone
Carmel Betto
Carmel
Also in
Under Western Eyes
Amos Gitai Director · Yehoshua Kenaz Story Renato Berta Cinematographer
United States release September 7, 2003 · Produced in Israel, France · Languages Hebrew, Italian
Production
AGAV Films
Production
Hamon Productions
Production
MP Productions
Production
Israel · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
עלילה
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Hebrew · Italian
Release dates
Israel · June 6, 2003
Theatrical
United States · September 7, 2003
Theatrical
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