Happy Purim
Synopsis
Purim is the happiest day in the Jewish calendar. The film goes to the heart of the spirit of the festival: the injunction to have fun and revel is carried to full measure (and includes some good drinking tips). Ultra-Orthodox Jews are famously as strict about observing the rules of their faith as they are defiant to modernity, yet for this film they let the cameras explore their celebration with enthusiasm.
Credits
Director(s)
Ori Gruder
Producer(s)
Ori Gruder
Script
Ori Gruder, Oded Farber
Cinematography
Ori Gruder, Tuli Galon, Yoav Landaw, Idan Shitrit, Eldad Eylat, Nadav Anker
Editor
Oded Farber
Original Music
Shimi Saklar & Gavriel Haviv
Original Language
Hebrew, Yiddish
Subtitles
English
Produced with the help of
IBA Channel 1
Broadcaster
IBA Channel 1
Festival Highlights
Tiburon International Film Festival, USA, 2016
Gainesville JFF, USA, 2016
Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, Israel, 2015
Religion Today Film Festival, Italy, 2015
Raindance International FIlm Festival, UK, 2015
Australia International Jewish Film Festival, Australia, 2015
Reviews
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"Filmmaker Ori Gruder, himself a religious Jew, takes us behind the scenes into another world and deep into the heart of the Haredi society."
- Christina Nguyen, The Iris
