An Israeli Love Story

Overview

The love story of Margalit (Pnina Gary), who lives in Nahalal, and Eli Ben-Zvi, son of Rachel Yanait and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Israeli's second president. The year is 1947, a tumultuous period as tensions rise between the Israeli settlement and the Arab tribes and neighboring countries. A chance encounter sparks love at first sight between Margalit, of Nahalal – a cooperative workers' settlement – and Eli Ben-Zvi, the Muhtar of the Beit Keshet kibbutz. The affair is off to a rocky start, as Eli is committed to the defense efforts that preceded the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 and the birth of the State of Israel. The two go on to set a wedding date, but the fight for a nation leaves no room for young lovers.

Directed by Dan Wolman

Top cast

Adi Bielski

Margalit Dromi

Aviv Alush

Eli Ben Zvi

A

Alex Ansky

Yitzhak Ben Zvi

Lior Soroka

Uzi

Maya Wertheimer

Michalik

I

Idan Barkai

Nahum

S

Sharon Fridman

Uri

Y

Yitzhak Hizkiya

Yosef

A

Amir Mugrabi

Eli

E

Evelin Kachulin

A friend of the family

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