Eize makom nifla (2005)

Director: Eyal Halfon Main casting: Uri Gavriel (Franco), Evelyn Kaplun (Jana), Avi Oria (Zeltzer), Yossi Graber (Mr. Aloni), Yoav Hait (Yoav Aloni), Raymond Bagatsing (Eddie Longo), Chedpong Laoyant (Vissit), Mymy Davao (Nenny Longo), Marina Choif (Julia), Evelin Hagoel (Ahuva) Country: Israel, Germany NNear the Arava border crossing, several Ukrainian women pass through the barbed wire separating Israel from Jordan. On the other side of the border a former policeman named Franco picks them up. He now works for a gangster boss who runs an organized prostitution ring in the area. Franco takes an interest in Jana, and she's also being sought out by a dumpy looking farmer named Zeltzer who has found a bag of hers containing photographs of her loved ones. The Thais that work on Zeltzer's farm are being persecuted by Officer Eloni, a tough cop who simply doesn't like them. He's got to look after his disabled father and the only one who can help out is a Philippine gambling junkie named Eddie. Not surprisingly, his gambling debts have gotten him in Dutch with the gangster boss.... These three seemingly unconnected stories unfold in a multiethnic environment. Structured as a mosaic, the drama offers a surprising perspective on social conditions in a region lying near the Dead Sea.



Titre français : Un endroit merveilleux / Quel endroit merveilleux
Réalisateur : Eyal Halfon
Acteurs principaux : Uri Gavriel (Franco), Evelyn Kaplun (Jana), Avi Oria (Zeltzer), Yossi Graber (Mr. Aloni), Yoav Hait (Yoav Aloni), Raymond Bagatsing (Eddie Longo), Chedpong Laoyant (Vissit), Mymy Davao (Nenny Longo), Marina Choif (Julia), Evelin Hagoel (Ahuva)
Pays : Israël, Allemagne

Un groupe de femmes venues d’Ukraine et forcées à la prostitution, des ouvriers thaïs travaillant dans une exploitation agricole, un couple philippin qui ne parvient pas à avoir un enfant… Tous ces personnages ont fui leur pays pour venir en Israël mais peinent à y trouver leur place. En lien avec chacun d’eux, quelques Israéliens se débattent, en quête de stabilité et de bonheur : un ancien policier en affaires avec un proxénète, un fermier au grand coeur, un contre-maître violent, un vieil homme mourant. Certaines routes finiront par se croiser, pour le meilleur comme pour le pire…