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ONE WEEK AND A DAY (2016, dir. Asaph Polonsky)

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One Week and a Day (2017)

As Eyal finishes the traditional Jewish week of mourning for his late son, his wife Vicky urges him to return to their routine—but just because the shiva has ended doesn’t mean it’s life as usual. Each coping in their own way, Eyal and Vicky both attempt to regain a sense of control over their future, as they struggle to discover that there are still things in life worth living for. Asaph Polonsky’s debut feature One Week and a Day provides a nuanced perspective on loss that is humorous, touching, and above all else, life-affirming.

Directed by:   Asaph Polonsky

Starring:   Shai Avivi, Evgenia Dodina

Release date:   April 28, 2017

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Director of One Week and a Day visiting South Florida

Director of One Week and a Day visiting South Florida

Earlier this year I called Israeli writer-director Asaph Polonsky “a strong new voice in Israeli cinema.” Well, now you can see him right here in South Florida, as he makes the rounds at local theaters to discuss his debut feature, One Week and a Day (Shavua ve Yom) in person. (more…)

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Una settimana e un giorno

Una settimana e un giorno

Un ibrido mal riuscito fra la commedia e il dramma, un’opera irrisolta poiché indecisa sulla direzione da prendere e incapace di amalgamare due generi diversi e antitetici. (more…)

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One Week and a Day reveals a strong new voice in Israeli cinema -- a Miami Jewish Film Festival review

One Week and a Day reveals a strong new voice in Israeli cinema — a Miami Jewish Film Festival review

Oscilloscope Last year, Manchester by the Sea showed that despite great tragedy, life goes on … and sometimes it can be funny (Manchester by the Sea ruminates on death by focusing on irony of life — a film review). During this year’s Miami Jewish Film Festival, there is a movie that deals with profound loss in a similar fashion. One Week and a Day (Shavua ve Yom), the debut feature by Israeli…

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Key West Film Festival wraps 5th year with brilliant films big and small

Key West Film Festival wraps 5th year with brilliant films big and small

Courtesy Nick Doll The Key West Film Festival celebrated its fifth annual iteration this past week. It’s a special kind of film festival in that it arrives at the end of film festival season and right at the start of awards season. It’s short at only five days, making for a perfect long visit to the island. Screenings aren’t always packed and most of the visiting film critics have seen many of…

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JIFF Review: One Week and a Day

JIFF Review: One Week and a Day

Grief takes on many forms. Take One Week and a Day, for example. A film about a death in the family which morphs into a stoner comedy. It’s Ordinary People meets Pineapple Express.

This is the story of Vicky and Eyal Spivak (Evgenia Dodina and Shai Avivi), a Jewish couple mourning the death of their son 25-year old son, Ronnie. The seven days of shiva have finished and their neighbours, the…

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