Jerusalem Film Festival

Leave of Absence

• Fiction

• Country of production: Israel

• Year of production: 2016

• Length: 18 minutes

• Language: Hebrew (English subtitles)

Writer and director: Moshe Rosenthal

Producers: Mika Timor, Ben Giladi

Editor: Daffy Farbman

Music: Gal Lev

Sound: Vitali Grinshpan

Cast: Uri Klauzner, Yoav Rotman, Chen Hefetz, Ben Heine

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Synopsis:

After his daughters accidentally bleach his hair, before another stressful family dinner, Meir decides to escape. The middle aged, suburban history teacher unexpectedly finds what he needed when a chance encounter with his former students plunges him into a night of pure rebellious energy.

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