Off White Lies

Off White Lies

86 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 9, 2011

In this bittersweet family comedy, shy teenager Libby moves back to Israel to live with her hapless father Shaul, unexpectedly finding herself without a home as war breaks out around them. Shaul devises a creative solution: posing as refugees, they are taken in by a wealthy family in Jerusalem. Finally in a “normal” household, Shaul and Libby begin to build their father-daughter relationship, but their false identities can’t last forever.

Off White Lies

86 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 9, 2011

Off White Lies
In this bittersweet family comedy, shy teenager Libby moves back to Israel to live with her hapless father Shaul, unexpectedly finding herself without a home as war breaks out around them. Shaul devises a creative solution: posing as refugees, they are taken in by a wealthy family in Jerusalem. Finally in a “normal” household, Shaul and Libby begin to build their father-daughter relationship, but their false identities can’t last forever.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Israel Film Fund, Gum Films, Israel Fund for Film Production, KinoElektron, Jerusalem Film and Television Fund
Original title אורחים לרגע
Directors Maya Kenig
Writers Dana Dimant, Maya Kenig

Cast

Gur Bentwich

as Shaul

Elya Inbar

as Libi

Tzahi Grad

as Gideon

Salit Achimiriam

as Helit

Arad Yeni

as Yuval