Aviya's Summer

1988·Movie
1h 35min

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No humor.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension5
  • Fast Pace4
  • Violence3

Heart

Moving and melancholic

Much of it is about family and growing up.

  • Pathos8
  • Family Dynamics8
  • Melancholy7

Humor

Serious throughout

  • Wit & Wordplay1
  • Cringe Humor1
  • Situational Comedy0

World

History, family, and growing up

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • Rewatchability5

Craft

Standout performances and characters

  • Acting8
  • Character Depth8
  • Direction7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Music Composition7
  • Editing6

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About

A young girl and her mother both carry the scars of their experiences during the holocaust in this drama from Israel. In 1951, Aviya is a ten-year-old girl being raised by her single mother, Henya, in a small village in Israel. Henya is a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp, and has come out of the experience considerably worse for wear; she's haunted by the memories of her past, and has become emotionally unstable. Circumstances for her and her daughter are hardly improved by the poverty of the newly wounded state of Israel, and their own difficult economic circumstances. Aviya, meanwhile, is obsessed with finding her missing father, and wonders if he might be the man who has just moved into their village. Henya, however, knows better, and knows why Aviya's father is never coming back to them.
Post-Holocaust DramaIsraeli CinemaMother-Daughter RelationshipTrauma and MemoryComing-of-AgeHistorical SettingEmotional ImpactCharacter-Driven

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Is Aviya's Summer worth watching?

66
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 7.1). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Aviya's Summer?

1 h 35 min

Aviya's Summer runs 1 h 35 min.

What language is Aviya's Summer in?

Hebrew

It was made in Hebrew. Produced in Israel.

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