1 Movie Starring Ilan Ganani

Ushpizin

Ushpizin

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-11-25

Languages:

Hebrew, Yiddish

Countries:

Israel

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1622 Reviews)

Director:

Gidi Dar

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

In Jerusalem's orthodox neighborhoods, it's Succoth, seven days celebrating life's essentials in a sukkah, a temporary shack of both deprivation and hospitality. A devout couple, Moshe and Mali, married nearly five years and childless, are broke and praying for a miracle. Suddenly, miracles abound: a friend finds Moshe a sukkah he says is abandoned, Moshe is the beneficiary of local charitable fundraising, and two escaped convicts arrive on Moshe and Mali's doorstep in time to be their ushpizin - their guests. The miracles then become trials. Rabbinical advice, absolution, an effort to avoid anger, and a 1000-shekel citron figure in Moshe's dark night of the soul.

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