Summaries

Tootsie meets Raining Stones: Up-and-coming performer Worko aka Kai [Zvika Hizikias) -- a member of Israel's marginalized Ethiopian community -- is being pursued by loan sharks, so in order to evade them, he flees back to his old 'hood, "goes underground" posing as a woman, and gets a job facilitating Ethiopian women's empowerment workshops at the local community center, where he falls for his female coworker, Alsech [Elza Almo]. The Ashkenazi community center director [Lirit Balaban] makes herself out to be a tireless advocate for the surrounding Ethiopian community, while she actually has no respect for their plight and condescends to them at every turn. Meanwhile a local Ethiopian has been hired by one of the loan sharks to find Worko, which after many failed attempts, he finally does, leading to near-tragedy. It all works out, but not before Worko imperils his hapless uncle and clueless immigrant mother [Tehila Yeshayahu Agada].—kolnoaMograbi

Details

Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Dec 26, 2018
Countries of origin Israel
Language Hebrew Amharic
Production companies United King Films LightStream Israel Abayenesh Production

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 34m
Color Color
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