The story of a woman trying to free her husband from a Russian prison camp. She lives in Israel, organizes strikes, and gains public and press support. But her public life begins to clash with her private life as she falls in love with a Hebrew teacher. This causes tensions in her family and the Israeli Russian community. Her love for the teacher, desire to end her heroic public obligations, and live her own life compose her tragedy.
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Cast
12 people
Yitzhak Bareket
Also in
999 Aliza: The Policeman
Boris Botwinick
Ruth Geller
Known for
The Farewell Party
Fira Kantor
Lena
Also in
Beauty and the Beast
Life Without Credit
Dovalé Glickman
Known for
Big Bad Wolves
Oslo
Savich Goldreich
Known for
Lemon Popsicle
Yitzhak Keshet
Nahum Parpekovitz
Boris Svidensky
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On Air
Rahel Tolin
Olga Triggerman
Yitzhak Klepter
Singer Cameo
Eitan Green Director · Era Lapid Editor
Budget $100K · First release January 2, 1980 · Produced in Israel
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Budget
$100,000
Production
Lena Films Ltd.
Production
Israel
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Languages
Original title
לנה
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Hebrew · Russian
Release dates
Israel · January 2, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
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