Over the Ocean

Over the Ocean (1991)

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Menachem and Rosa Greenberg, a couple of Holocaust survivors, have had a difficult life. Their friend, Morris Greenspan, made his fortune in Canada through shady deals, and is a despicable character who urges the couple to emigrate from Israel to the good life in Canada. Their son, Chaim "Chaimon" Greenberg, is aware of the growing conflicts in his parents' home in light of their financial difficulties and the interference of their mysterious friend, who is also secretly courting his mother. His sister, Miri, is a naive teenager who falls under the spell of Shultz "the Hontroveltnik". Other participants in the film include Oshik Levi as the taxi driver, their neighbor and friend of their parents, Shai Idelson as Gaby, Chaimon's best friend and the taxi driver's son, and Sini Pater as Uncle Leizer from the kibbutz, who represents the Zionist antithesis to Morris's exile and smoothness. In the end, after a crisis that threatens the narrator's world, the family decides to stay in Israel.

Date of release
1991-01-02
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jacob Goldwasser

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Ophir Award for best feature film

Beyond the Sea is a 1991 Israeli drama film directed by Jacob Goldwasser. It stars Aryeh Moskona, Dafna Rechter, Moti Giladi, and Mili Avital. Yair Lapid, who later became Prime Minister of Israel, was also in the cast.

Production and distribution

The screenplay was written by Haim Marin, marking the third film directed by Jacob Goldwasser based on his script. Though the screenplay was completed in 1986, difficulties in securing investors delayed production for several years. The film was eventually produced with support from the Fund for Quality Film Promotion and additional funding from Israeli Television.

The film won most of the 1991 Ophir Awards in the categories: Best Picture, Best Director (Jacob Goldwasser), Best Actor (Aryeh Moskona), Best Actress (Dafna Rechter), Best Supporting Actress (Mili Avital), Best Screenplay (Haim Marin), Best Editing (Anat Lubarsky), Best Art Direction (Emmanuel Amrami) and Best Composer (Shlomo Gronich). The film was also selected as Israel's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

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