Kicking Out Shoshana

Kicking Out Shoshana is a 2014 Israeli comedy-sports film directed by Shay Kanot. It features Gal Gadot in her first role in an Israeli film. The film also stars Oshri Cohen, Mariano Idelman and Eli Finish. It was released on July 17, 2014. The film alludes to the Beitar Jerusalem F.C.

Premise

A notorious Israeli fotballer’tries to seduce the girlfriend of a mafia boss. The latter threatens him and forces him to pretend he is homosexual in order to ruin his public image.

Cast

Gal Gadot as Mirit Ben Harush
Oshri Cohen as Ami Shushan
Eli Finish as Kushi Bokobza
Mariano Idelman as Dede Ben Shabat
Angel Bonanni as Liran Shimoni
Yossi Marshek as Sami Abu Salach
Yaniv Biton as Nachi
Rotem Keinan as Cheelik Eliraz
Einat Weitzman as Paz

Production

The film features Gal Gadot after she completed her role in The Fast and the Furious franchise. She went back to Israel to shoot her first Israeli film. Principal photography for the film took place in Jerusalem.

Release

The film is co-produced and distributed by United King Films. It was released on July 17, 2014, in Israel and also released in the United States at the Israeli Film Festival.

Reception

Tablet praised the film Haaretz called it the most politically incorrect Israeli film of all time. The Jerusalem Post stated that the film was fun but not subtle at all.