Ariel, a well-off, childless man, gets a phone call from his college girlfriend. She needs to tell him a couple of very surprising things: first, when they broke up twenty years ago, she was pregnant and went on to have a lovely boy. The second thing will make Ariel explore the hidden aspects of parenthood and change his life forever.

Direction: Savi Gabizon

Script: Savi Gabizon

Production: Chilik Michaeli

Co-Production: Avraham Pirchi, Tami Leon, Savi Gabizon, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery

Cinematography: Asaf Sudry

Editing: Tali Halter Shenkar

Costume Design: Michal Dor

Make-Up: Orly Ronen

Sound: Yossi Epelbaum

Visual Effects: Dani Cohen

Cast: Shai Avivi, Asi Levi

Original Title: GAAGUA

Original Language: Hebrew

Film Production Country: Israel

Biography of the Director/s
Savi Gabizon is a renowned and leading film director in Israel. His three films ‘Shuroo’, ‘Lovesick on Nana Street’ and ‘Nina’s Tragedies’ were all box office hits that brought the highest number of audience to theaters in the years they came out. All three films were extremely well received by cinema critics, won at the Israeli Academy Awards and were chosen to represent Israel at the American Oscars in the foreign film category. Together, Gabizon’s three films won 24 Israeli Academy Awards – among them for best film, best director and best screenplay. All three films participated in many international film festivals, won several prizes and were distributed in numerous countries. ‘Nina’s Tragedies’ was selected for the Official Competition of the Sundance Film Festival. Following the festival, the film was picked up by the American distributor Wellspring. Gabizon is a professor at the Film and Television department of the Tel Aviv University where he teaches filmmaking and screen-writing workshops.

Filmography of the Director/s
'Longing' (2018)
'Lost and Found' (TV Series) (2008)
'Nina's Tragedies' (2003)
'Lovesick on Nana Street' (1995)
'Shuru' (1990)

Awards Won
VENICE DAYS 2017 - OPENING FILM - AUDIENCE AWARD
JERUSALEM IFF - AUDIENCE AWARD

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