Matchmaking (film)

Matchmaking is a 2022 Israeli comedy film directed by Erez Tadmor. The film stars Amit Rahav, Maor Schweitzer and Liana Ayoun.
, a young Haredi Ashkenazi man creates family tensions by wanting to date Nechama, who is Mizrahi.
The series was followed by the sequels Matchmaking 2 and the upcoming Matchmaking 3. Niv Sultan stars in both sequels, with Yadin Gellman joining the third installment.

Plot summary

Set in Jerusalem's Haredi community, where Shidduch is commonplace, matchmaker Malki and her deputy Baruch are on hand.
Moti, a young Ashkenazi man creates family tensions by wanting to date Nechama, who is Mizrahi. As they battle their own prejudices, both families realise that they only want the best for their children.

Cast

Amit Rahav as Moti
Maor Schweitzer as Baruch
Liat Ayoun as Nechama
Irit Kaplan as Malki
Roy Assaf as Nechama's father
Reymond Amsalem as Nechama's mother
Guy Loel as Moti's father
Netta Shpigelman as Moti's mother

Reception

The film was praised by critic Jessica Steinberg, writing in The Times of Israel: "The anthropological side of the film is also a draw, with its detailed unveiling of the matchmaking process taking place in hotel lobbies and at dining room tables, a taste of which audiences may have already experienced in Rama Burshtein’s films or Netflix’s Shtisel."