Heart of Gold
Synopsis
Mali, a bus inspector, is in a relationship with an older man tied to the criminal world while living with her brother Shimon, a prison guard whose marriage is falling apart. When she finds an abandoned baby on a bus, she takes him home and refuses to let him go. His arrival reopens the siblings’ shared wound of abandonment, exposing long-buried secrets. But when the baby falls ill and a hospital visit becomes unavoidable, Mali must decide whether to hold on or let go—and face the consequences of her choice.
Credits
Director(s)
Efrat Corem
Producer(s)
Shlomi Elkabetz, Galit Cahlon
Co-Producer(s)
Ilan Duran Cohen
Script
Efrat Corem
Cinematography
Zohar Mutayn
Editor
Einat Glaser Zarhin
Original Music
Ophir Leibovitch
Cast
Chen Amsalem Zaguri, Israel Atias, Menashe Noy
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English
Produced with the help of
Israel Cinema Project – The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, MiDarom Film Fund, The Lottery Council for Culture and Art
Festival Highlights
Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, Official Competition, 2026