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The New Black (Shababniks)

  • Israel
  • Series
  • 2018
  • 12 / 30 min.
  • Director(s): Eliran Malka
  • Producer(s): Yonathan Paran

Synopsis

The show features a group of four Haredi students who study at a yeshiva in Jerusalem. One of them, Gedalya, is on the straight and narrow, while the other three prefer their Talmud study with a side of hanging out in the park, shopping at the mall and general goofing off. Shababniks is a Hebrew slang word for a Haredi youth who is off the path – but not entirely. There are no tortured heroes or heartbreaking scenes in Shababniks. What you will find in Shababniks is fun, and a lot of it.

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Credits

Director(s)

Eliran Malka

Producer(s)

Yonathan Paran

Script

Eliran Malka

Cinematography

Itzik Portal

Editor

Assaf Korman

Original Language

Hebrew

Subtitles

English, French, Italian

Produced with the help of

Jerusalem Film Fund

Broadcaster

HOT

Sound designer

Nin Hazan

Cast

Ori Leizerovitz, Israel Atias, Daniel Gad, Omer Periman

Festival Highlights

  • Winner

    Best Comic TV Series
    Israeli TV Academy Awards
    2018
  • Winner

    Best Comic Actor in TV series
    Israeli TV Academy Awards
    2018
  • Winner

    Best Director of Comic TV Series
    Israeli TV Academy Awards
    2018
  • Winner

    Best Script of Comic TV Series
    Israeli TV Academy Awards
    2018

Pitigliani Kolnoa Festival, Italy, 2018

Terni Film Festival, Italy, 2018

Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, Israel, 2017

Reviews

  • ""Funny, whimsical, and cutting""
    - Tablet