Ushpizin

(2004)

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Synopsis

Divine comedy-drama about an ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple who open their poor Jerusalem home to a pair of escaped cons. Ilan Ganani. Shuli Rand wrote the script and plays the head of the house, while his real-life wife, Michal Bat Sheva Rand, costars as his on-screen spouse. Directed by Gidi Dar. The title is Aramaic for “holy guests.”

Cast

Shuli Rand, Michal Bat Sheva Rand, Shaul Mizrahi, Ilan Ganani, Avraham Abutbul