Bliss
(Hemda)
- Shemi Zarhin
- Israel
In spite of the daily challenges they face – from physical to financial – married couple Sassi (Sasson Gabay) and Effi (Asi Levi) have found an emotional equilibrium in their relationship. Sassi’s son, who has escaped to Europe for safety, ran up an enormous gambling debt, which the two work assiduously to help him pay off. By day, Sassi drives a recycling truck, and Effi is employed at the local pool as a physical therapist. At night they join forces, cooking side-by-side for their prepared foods catering service. Even Sassi’s impotency (the result of prostate surgery) is something they approach with love and humor.
This delicate balance is threatened when two young men burst back into their lives – their grandson, who unexpectedly returns from Europe, and one of Effi’s former students – reopening past wounds and reawakening dormant desires. The ever-perceptive chronicler of human nature and relationships, Shemi Zarhin (Aviva My Love, ), returns to the Festival for the fourth time with this wry and empathy-infused story of love, forgiveness, and the possibility of bliss.
Event Information
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
11:45am
-   125 minutes
AMC NEWCITY 14
1500 N Clybourn Ave
Chicago, IL 60610 United States
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