Shiva (2008 film)
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Initial DVD release March 17, 2009 (France) Country Israel | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Drama, War Duration Language FrenchHebrewArabic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Ronit ElkabetzShlomi Elkabetz Release date 2 July 2008 (2008-07-02) (France)25 September 2008 (2008-09-25) (Israel) Cast Ronit Elkabetz (Vivianne), Albert Iluz (Meir), (Eliyau), (Ita), (Haim), Keren Mor (Ilana)Similar movies Ronit Elkabetz movies, Gulf War movies, Dramas Tagline One of the brothers of the family Ohaion dies. It is a large family. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shiva is a 2008 Israeli drama film, also known by its English title as 7 Days, Seven Days and The Seven Days by Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz. It is the second feature to be directed by the siblings following the unhappy marriage of Viviane Amsalem following 2004's To Take a Wife. In 2014 it was succeeded by the final film in the trilogy Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem.
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- Plot
- Cast
- Reception
- References
Plot
For seven days a large family of Moroccan descent observes the Jewish mourning ritual of Shiva when a brother dies. Living together again reveals many tensions and conflicts between family members. Amid the tensions, the Gulf War rages in the background.
Cast
Reception
The film received mixed reviews. Variety compared it unfavourably to To Take a Wife while at the same time praising the acting as "flawless". The Jerusalem Post wondered "why they ha[d] been asked to spend two hours listening to the angry resentments of a disintegrating family, even if they admire the cast and co-directors' skill..."
References
Shiva (2008 film) WikipediaShiva (2008 film) IMDb Shiva (2008 film) themoviedb.org