MOVIE

Zrubavel

Israel's First Ethiopian Film

4.3
(19)

About

A father fights for his religion. A daughter fights for love. A son fights to become a hero, not a criminal. And little grandson, affectionately called "Spike Lee," fights to chronicle their lives, their loves and their struggles as immigrant Ethiopians in Israel. Israel's first all-Ethiopian cast, major Ethiopian director and mostly Ethiopian crew.

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Reviews

"Captures an authentically fresh angle on the generational/cultural divide separating tradition-minded [parents] and their rapidly assimilating children..."
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
"A heartwarming, honest and unsentimental depiction of Israeli [Ethiopians]."
The Nahmias Cipher Report

Extended Details

  • SubtitlesEnglish
  • Closed CaptionsNo

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