GUM FILMS
 
Summary
Staff
Films
News
OFF WHITE LIES (ORCHIM LEREGA) (Past Film)
PROD
 
More Information

Completed - HEBREW - Drama

Log Line

An overly mature teenage girl and her childish Dad pretend to be war refugees while trying to become a family.

Year of production : 2010

Director(s) : Maya KENIG

Synopsis

After years of living apart from her dad, Libby, an introverted yet sharp-witted teenager is sent to live with him in Israel.Her arrival coincides with the outbreak of the second Lebanon war. Libby quickly discovers that her Dad, Shaul, is a infantile eccentric, and that he is “in-between apartments” (in other words: homeless). Shaul comes up with a creative plan to put a roof over their heads- they pose as refugees from the bombarded Northern region of Israel, and are taken in by a well-off family in Jerusalem. Finally in a “normal” household, Shaul and Libby begin to build their father-daughter relationship, but their false identities can’t last forever, especially as Libby unleashes teenage fury at the lies permeating her life; those she must tell now, and those she’s been fed since childhood.

Production

Country(ies) : ISRAEL

This list is based on the distributors’ declarations.
In the case where you don't agree about one of them, please inform us of the change(s) you request by clicking here.

Festivals and Awards

Jerusalem FF 2011 Competition


If any information seems out of date, let us know