Cabaret Total
Synopsis
Assi, a failed actor, returns home to his family after completing reserve duty during the war. Though he dreams of becoming a successful performer, reality finds him teaching theater at the local high school and putting on a nightly cabaret show at the community center. An unexpected turn of events suddenly thrusts him into the spotlight—but not for the reasons he had hoped. Assi is forced to choose whether to give up on his dreams or fully chase them.
Credits
Director(s)
Roy Assaf
Producer(s)
Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, Kobi Mizrahi
Co-Producer(s)
Valon Bajgora, Gazmend Nela
Script
Roy Assaf, Omri Van Essen
Cinematography
Saar Mizrahi
Editor
Shai Blanc-Mashiach
Original Music
Adi Deutsch
Cast
Roy Assaf, Ornella Bess, Uri Gavriel, Albert Illouz
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
Hebrew, English
Sound Designer
Labinot Sponca
Production Companies
United King Films, KM Productions, Ikone Studio
Produced with the help of:
The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, The New Fund for Cinema and TV, United King Films
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Honorable MentionMar Del Plata International Film Festival2024 -
WINNER
Artistic Achievement AwardHaifa International Film Festival2025 -
WINNER
Best CinematographyIsraeli Academy Awards2025 -
WINNER
Best MakeupIsraeli Academy Awards2025
SERET Film Festival, UK, Official Selection, 2025
Reviews
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"★★★★
Fellini was reborn in the South of Israel."
- Avner Shavit, Walla!
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"★★★★★
Artistic breakthrough. Wonderful acting."
- Marlyn Vinig, Portfolio
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"★★★★
Cinematic, virtuoso, staggering. Made from materials from a cult film."
- Yair Raveh, Cinemascope
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"★★★★★
Masterpiece. One of the best films made in Israel in recent years."
- Yonatan Gat, Kan 11
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"★★★★★
An exciting and powerful film, Roy Assad is doing the role of his life."
- Albert Gabay, Cinema-Action
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"★★★★
A precise combination of surrealist cabaret in the heart of the desert and topical satire."
- Shmulik Duvdevani, ynet
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"★★★★
Exciting, interesting, and full of layers."
- Shany Litman, Haaretz
