• 2008
  • 1h 16m
Valentina's Mother

Summary Paula, an elderly Holocaust survivor living in Tel Aviv, resists her only son's attempts to find her a live-in help. Yet, when a local priest introduces her to Valentina, a young Polish woman, she hires her immediately. Despite evidence that Valentina is not as innocent as she claims, Paula develops an emotional dependence on her, primarily because she shares a name with Paula's long lost childhood friend. Slowly the past and present blur as repressed memories of the Holocaust surface and overwhelm her. The complex relationship between the two women builds towards a shocking climax. View more details

  • 2008
  • 1h 16m

Valentina's Mother

Directed : Matti Harari Arik Lubetzki

Written : Arik Lubetzki Savyon Liebrecht Ilana Weiser-Senesh

Stars : Liat Ekta Eyal Cohen Attel Kovenska Silvia Drori

All cast & crew

6.4

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Feb 6, 2025

Countries of origin : Israel

Language : Polish Hebrew

Summary Paula, an elderly Holocaust survivor living in Tel Aviv, resists her only son's attempts to find her a live-in help. Yet, when a local priest introduces her to Valentina, a young Polish woman, she hires her immediately. Despite evidence that Valentina is not as innocent as she claims, Paula develops an emotional dependence on her, primarily because she shares a name with Paula's long lost childhood friend. Slowly the past and present blur as repressed memories of the Holocaust surface and overwhelm her. The complex relationship between the two women builds towards a shocking climax. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Feb 6, 2025

Countries of origin : Israel

Language : Polish Hebrew

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