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The Galilee Eskimos

2010 95 min Hebrew
Wubly rating 6.7 IMDb rating 6.8

An old Kibbutz isolated in the Hills of Galilee in Israel find itself immersed in deep debt and threatened by lawsuits from bankers and creditors to the point of bankruptcy. On the evening prior to the arrival of the bailiffs, the great exodus begins. Men, women and children abandon their homes, taking with them all their possessions. The sun rises over an abandoned and desolate kibbutz. No living soul can be seen. Twelve senior citizens awake in the kibbutz old people's home to discover they have been deserted and left to fend for themselves. The group initially sink into deep depression, but later begin to organize an effective communal unit. They begin to rebuild the kibbutz.

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Cast

20 people

Jonathan Paz Director · Avi Koren Cinematographer

Budget $650K · United States release March 12, 2008 · Produced in Israel

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Budget

$650,000

Production

Israel

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Original title

אסקימוסים בגליל

Original language

Hebrew

Spoken on screen

Hebrew

Release dates

Poland · May 8, 2007

Warsaw International Jewish Film Festival Ha-Motiv Ha-Jehudi

United States · March 12, 2008

Cleveland International Film Festival

Israel · February 7, 2010

Theatrical

Canada

August 24, 2007 · Montréal World Film Festival

France

March 27, 2008 · Paris Israeli Film Festival

Germany

July 3, 2008

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