The Kind Words
The Kind Words is a 2015 Israeli drama film directed by Shemi Zarhin. It was nominated for Best Film at the 2015 Ophir Awards. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Plot
After the death of their mother, three Jewish Israeli siblings discover the man who raised them might not be their biological father. They plan to visit their aunt in France to learn the truth, but she evades their questions. Later, they find out the man they were looking is an Algerian, Maurice Leon, but he himself doesn't reveal who he his or his religion.Cast
- Rotem Zissman-Cohen as Dorona
- Assaf Ben-Shimon as Shai
- Roy Assaf as Netanel
- Levana Finkelstein as Yona Baruch
- Sasson Gabai as The Father
- Tzachi Halevy as Rikki
- Maurice Bénichou as Maurice Lyon
Reception