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Ronit Elkabetz, Albert Illouz, Yaël Abecassis, Simon Abkarian, Hanna Laslo ... see more see more... , Moshe Ivgy , Keren Mor , Alon Aboutboul , Evelin Hagoel , Rafi Amzaleg , Hana Azoulay-Hasfari , Gil Frank , Ruby Porat Shoval , David Ohayon , Sulika Kadosh , Yechiel Elkabetz , Orit Sher , Dikla Elkaslassi , Rucharna Malcha , Mali Gad Or , Daniel Gad , Ben Ravid

Filmmakers Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz revisit some of the characters from their 2004 picture Ve Lakachta Lecha Isha in this mordant examination of family life. It's 1991, the Middle East is st... read more read more...ill reeling from the impact of the Gulf War, and Ilana (Keren Mor) is an Israeli woman who has become a widow in the wake of her husband's unexpected death. After the funeral, members of the Ilana come to her home for the Jewish ritual of sitting shiva, in which the immediate family observes a week of prayer and contemplation as well-wishers visit. However, Ilana's family does not always get along, and as eight siblings and a number of parents, aunts, uncles and in-laws are brought together in close quarters, tensions rise to the surface over the course of the week. Haim (Moshe Ivgy) is a businessman whose firm is on the verge of bankruptcy after hiring a number of family members and close friends who've let him down. Viviane (Ronit Elkabetz) has left her husband Eliyahu (Simon Abkarian), though for some reason he thinks joining her for shiva will bring them back together, and she finds herself bickering with her sister and longtime rival Simone (Hanna Azoulay Hasfari). Jacques (Rafi Amzaleg) and his wife Lili (Yael Abecassis) are at each others throats, and Therese (Ruby Shoval) and Evelyne (Evelin Hagoel) sped most of their time in the kitchen, spreading malicious gossip about their relatives. Les Septs Jours (aka The Seven Days) was screened as part of the Critics Week series at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz

Release Date: May 15, 2008

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DVD Release Date: December 12, 2006

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  • benjaminguilbert2
    August 11, 2008
    benjaminguilbert2
    Good flick but it lacks this touch of angriness that made Kaddosh truly great. Some ideas are not so interesting (the funerals in gasmasks). On the other hand the camera work is simply stunning: very long shots in a close space and yet no theatrical feeling. Other good point: the... read more actors are excellent. But in the end one can't help leaving the film theater wondering why exactly the directors actually felt the need to shoot this film.

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