Crickets
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Fiction
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Country of production: Israel
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Year of production: 2016
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Length: 25 minutes
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Language: Hebrew (English subtitles)
Director And Screenplay: Zlil Ziso
Producer: Amit Gur
Cinematographer: Nofar Shayman
Editor: Chen Zilberberg
Sound Design: Anatoli Sterin
Original Music: Stav Shayman
Cast: Tal Zolti, Meirav Gruber, Eli Dor Haim, Moti Melamed, Chen Selma, Naama Jacobovich
Synopsis:
Romi is a youngster whose emotional condition deteriorates following her parents’ divorce. Her friends isolate her and she loses her leading role in her school’s theater production. Romi finds an escape and a spirited friendship in her lonely grandfather who spends his days drilling walls and watching porn movies. Protesting the divorce and her mom’s move to her room, Romi start a hunger strike. Grandfather responds by stopping to eat himself and becomes weaker every day. The moment Romi finds her grandfather unconscious leads to a release and to Romi making peace with her mom.