Turn Left at the End of the World

2004 Israeli film

Turn Left at the End of the World

Directed by| Avi Nesher
Written by| Sara Ezer
Avi Nesher
Ruby Porat Shoval
Produced by| Samuel Hadida
Avi Nesher
Mickey Rabinowitz
Starring| Netta Garti
Liraz Charhi
Cinematography| David Gurfinkel
Edited by| Marie-Pierre Renaud
Music by| Krishna Levy

Production
company

Davis-Films

Distributed by| Metro Communications (Israel)
Metropolitan Film Export (France)

Release date

* 24 March 2004 (2004-03-24)

Running time

| 110 minutes
Country| Israel
Languages| Hebrew
French
English
Hindi
Judeo-Moroccan Arabic

Turn Left at the End of the World (Hebrew: סוף העולם שמאלה, Sof HaOlam Smola) is a 2004 Israeli film written, produced and directed by Avi Nesher and starring Netta Garti and Liraz Charhi.

## Plot

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The film takes place in a small Negev development town in 1968 and narrates the struggle of Moroccan and Indian olim, focusing on the relationship between two girls, Sarah Talkar and Nicole Shushan.

## Cast

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* Netta Garti: Nicole Shushan
* Liraz Charhi: Sarah Talkar
* Aure Atika: Simone Toledano
* Ruby Porat Shoval: Jeannette Shushan
* Kruttika Desai: Rachel Talkar
* Jean Benguigui: Isaac Shushan
* Parmeet Sethi: Roger Talkar
* British Cricket Player: Eyal Ben-Ze'ev

## Production

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Outdoor scenes were filmed in Midreshet Ben-Gurion.

## Reception

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The film participated in international film festivals in the United States, Australia, India and European countries, and received several awards, including the Audience Award at the festival Taormina Film Fest and the Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Following its release in Israel, the film sold over 600,000 tickets, breaking box office records.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ Israel's smash-hit decade The Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2010
2. ^ Israeli cinema has arrived Israel 21c, 25 March 2007

## External links

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* "Turn Left at the End of the World" - The full film is available on VOD on the website for the Israel Film Archive - Jerusalem Cinematheque
* Turn Left at the End of the World at IMDb
* Turn Left at the End of the World at the Israeli Film Database

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Films directed by Avi Nesher

* The Band (1978)
* Dizengoff 99 (1979)
* She (1984)
* Rage and Glory (1984)
* Timebomb (1991)
* Doppelganger (1993)
* Taxman (1998)
* Raw Nerve (1999)
* Ritual (2002)
* Turn Left at the End of the World (2004)
* The Secrets (2007)
* The Matchmaker (2010)
* Wonderland (2013)
* Past Life (2016)
* The Other Story (2018)
* Image of Victory (2021)
* Gan Kofim (2023)

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