Summer Story
Synopsis
Gal a 12 year old is the village mailman in the summer of 1982 and infatuated with a beautiful, but sickly 19 year old Chaya who corresponds with soldiers in the Lebanon War. Out of jealousy Gal destroys a photo sent to her by a soldier. When Chaya’s illness worsens, Gal goes to Lebanon to photograph the soldier himself. A sensitive and
touching coming of age story.
Credits
Director(s)
Shmuel Peleg Haimovitch
Producer(s)
Dikla Barkai and Yav Roeh
Cinematography
Shay Goldman
Editor
Gila Cohen
Original Music
Yonatan Bar-Giora
Cast
Aya Koren, Kosta Kaplan
Production Designer
Yoel Hertzberg
Production Company
Sumsum Productions
Photo Credit
Dikla Barkai and Yav Roeh
Festival Highlights
Berlinale, Germany
Reviews
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"The most beautiful and gentle childhood film which was ever made in Israel"
- Time Out Israel