This is the story of an Israeli man, Jack, whose wife has been killed in a suicide bombing, leaving him in charge of two young daughters. Jack, on the verge of suicide, decides they need a fresh start and moves the family to New York. He quickly meets, marries, and moves in with Kathy, a mother of four, to try to fill the void. It doesn't. He needs some quixotic pursuit to keep him going. Kathy's stepdaughter Carmen gives him an idea: Sumo Wrestling. With Jack training, the kids start getting into trouble, Carmen tries to seduce Jack, Kathy's at her wits end... the family is falling apart. With his first match approaching, what can Jack do to do save his life and save his family?
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Cast
19 people
Amos Kollek
Jack
Also in
Whore 2
Goodbye, New York
Karen Young
Kathy
Known for
The Sopranos
Jaws: The Revenge
Talia Kleinhendler
Meital Dohan
Metal
Osnat Shalev
Mother
Michael Tapuach
Avigayeel Kollek
Abby
Noaa Kollek
Seagull
Gabriel Mejía
Zemo
Also in
Dust on the Tongue
Saskia Slaaf
Carmen
Sheila Anderson
Woman on Street
Phillip Cardone
Havok
Amos Kollek Director
Budget $180K · First release February 6, 2014 · Produced in Israel, United States
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Budget
$180,000
Production
Pie Films
Production
AMKO Productions
Production
Israel · United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hebrew
Release dates
Belgium · February 6, 2014
Premiere · Completed in 2012 but never released, shown in Cinematek in Brussels
No release date listed for United States.
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