One of the milestones of Israeli cinema. It displays the atmosphere of the late 50s in Israel from the viewpoint of young boy Alex, who is just turning 13. His mom is the classic "Polish Mother", his school friends are young hustlers dreaming of nude girls, his schoolmaster is a nervous Russian immigrant. The street speech is full of Polish, Russian, and Farsi slang, full of the small talk that had later entered everyday speech. The soundtrack consists solely from the American music of the period.
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Eitan Anshel
Alex
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Sharon Hacohen
Lola
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Avi Kushnir
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Clara Kuprovski
Yosef Shiloach
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Rambo III
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Shmuel Rodensky
Rabbi
Anat Mesner
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Yaakov
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Boaz Davidson Director
United States release January 1, 1986 · Produced in Israel · Original title אלכס חולה אהבה
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Israel
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Languages
Original title
אלכס חולה אהבה
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Hebrew
Release dates
Israel · January 1, 1986
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1986
Theatrical
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