Oscars: ‘Seven Blessings’ Sweeps Board At Israeli Ophir Awards To Become Israel’s Best International Film Entry
deadline.comAyelet Menahemi’s family comedy Seven Blessings swept the board at Israel’s Ophir Awards on Sunday evening, triumphing in nine categories including in best film.
As the winner of the best film prize, the movie will automatically be put forward as Israel’s submission to the Best International Film category of the 2024 Academy Awards.
Set in Jerusalem in the early 1990s, the film revolves an eventful Jewish Moroccan family wedding and the traditional blessings that are pronounced during the ceremony, again, at the reception, and then once a day for the next seven nights, with loved ones hosting special dinners in the couple’s honor.
Behind the facade of joie de vivre and togetherness, there are secrets, lies, and a painful old wound from the past that threatens to burst the bubble of their lives.
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