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Gan Kofim
''Gan Kofim'' (, lit. "The Monkey House") is an Israeli film directed by Avi Nesher, which was released in September 2023, inspired by the true story of Reuven Kritz, as described by Eli Eshed in his blog. The film depicts a writer in the late 1980s who has faded into obscurity and is trying to find his place again. According to Yair Rave in the Calcalist newspaper, this is probably Avi Nesher's last film. Avi Nesher and the comedian Yaniv Biton, who plays one of the supporting characters in the film, said that Gan Kofim will probably be produced in a new version in Hollywood. Plot The film begins in December 1989, when Amitai Kriav (Adir Miller) arrives with his friend Avsha (Yaniv Biton) at the funeral of Yariv Naman, the husband of their friend from kibbutz days, Tamar Naman (Shani Cohen). At the same time, Kriav is informed that literature researcher Gal Shenar from Colorado will do her doctoral thesis on him, which will later be published as a book. He informs Tamar, who do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Nesher
Avi Nesher (Hebrew language, Hebrew: אבי נשר; born 13 December 1952) is an Israeli film producer, film director, screenwriter and actor. Biography Avi Nesher was born and raised in Ramat Gan, Israel. The child of a Romanian-born diplomat, and a mother who came from Russia. In 1965, he moved with his family to the United States. He graduated from high school at sixteen and studied international relations at Columbia University. In 1971 he returned to Israel. Nesher enlisted into the Israel Defense Forces, IDF elite special forces unit Sayeret Matkal, but after a year was reassigned as an intelligence analyst. Film career In 1978, Nesher directed and produced his first film, ''HaLahaka'' (Hebrew: "הלהקה", lit. ''The Band''), which depicted an army entertainment troupe similar to the Nahal troupe (להקת הנח"ל). The film stars many of the leading actors and singers of that era, including Gidi Gov, Gali Atari, Sassi Keshet and Heli Goldenberg, most of whom served i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |