FILM

The Houston Jewish Film Festival, The Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest  and the Israeli House present  the 2010 Summer Israeli Film Series. This Film Series showcases Israeli films on a monthly basis at the Jewish Community Center.

LOST ISLANDS (Iyim Avudim)
Wed, June 16
7:30 PM • JCC

Director: Reshef Levy

2008, 103 min,
Hebrew with subtitles

The year is 1980. The Levis, a large family with a unique lifestyle, live in what was then a rather naive State of Israel. Mr. Levi lectures his children daily on the importance of fulfilling their dreams, while his wife preaches absolute family loyalty. The family's twin boys both fall in love with a new girl in town. Erez (Michael Moshonov, Late Marriage),our hero, discovers how difficult it is to balance family loyalty against fulfillment of one's personal dreams.

Matters become increasingly complicated when Erez somehow causes a severe family crisis. Beset by guilty feelings, he attempts to escape his fate, somehow exchanging dreams with his twin brother (Oshri Cohen, Beaufort).

He is drafted into a commando unit of the Israeli Army, just as his brother always dreamed of doing, while Ofer remains at home to take care of his broken family and has an affair with the love of Erez's life. Can Erez challenge destiny? Of what value is the life of someone who does not fulfill his dreams?