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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Jonathan Paz Director · Avi Koren Cinematographer
Budget $650K · United States release March 12, 2008 · Produced in Israel
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$650,000
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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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