Trailer
Summary
Two Israeli sisters delve into the dark mystery of their father’s former life in Poland during World War II.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 69Audiences 70GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer78%
Metascore60
Audience score77%
Letterboxd · 445 ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109110Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2016
December 1, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Hebrew
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishGermanPolishMade in
Israel
Poland
Italy- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more16 people
- Nelly TagarNana Milch-Kotler
- Joy RiegerSephi Milch
- Doron TavoryBaruch Milch
- Evgenia DodinaLusia Milch
- Tom AvniJeremy Kotler
- Rafael StachowiakThomas Zielinski
- Muli ShulmanUri Lotan
- Katarzyna GniewkowskaAgnieszka Zielinska
Gilat AnkoriManya Zonenshein- OROrna RotenbergRivka Hen
- LCLenny CohenAlona
- AKAvi KornickDudush
Keren TzurDr. Haber- ACAryeh ChernerRomek
- YAYannai A. GonczarowskiMusic Student (uncredited)
- TSTamir ShimshoniMusic Student (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Avi Nesher Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 8
- Ewa Puszczyńska Producer
- Moshe Edery Producer
- Ruth Cats Producer
- Leon Edery Producer
- Elad Naggar Producer
- David M. Milch Producer
Camera · 1
- Marek Rolka Grip
Sound · 4
- Adam Daniel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tamir Shimshoni Musician
- Yannai A. Gonczarowski Musician
- Yishay Steckler Music Producer, Conductor
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