Desperado Square

Desperado Square

98 mins | May 10, 2001

In ha-Argazim, a neighborhood that time forgot, the one-year anniversary of Morris Mandabon's death is approaching, and his youngest son, Nissim has had a dream in which his father orders him to re-open the old neighborhood movie theater, thus breaking the vow that Morris had made years before never to screen movies again. Nissim and his brother George, together with Aharon Gabardine, who was the projectionist back in the old days, are determined to fulfill Morris' request. The same day Nissim has his dream, Avram Mandabon, Morris' brother, returns for his brother's memorial after a 25-year absence. His reappearance causes old family feuds to resurface.

Desperado Square

98 mins | May 10, 2001

Desperado Square
In ha-Argazim, a neighborhood that time forgot, the one-year anniversary of Morris Mandabon's death is approaching, and his youngest son, Nissim has had a dream in which his father orders him to re-open the old neighborhood movie theater, thus breaking the vow that Morris had made years before never to screen movies again. Nissim and his brother George, together with Aharon Gabardine, who was the projectionist back in the old days, are determined to fulfill Morris' request. The same day Nissim has his dream, Avram Mandabon, Morris' brother, returns for his brother's memorial after a 25-year absence. His reappearance causes old family feuds to resurface.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers
Original title Kikar Ha-Halomot
Directors Benny Toraty
Writers Benny Toraty

Cast

Uri Gavriel

as Aron 'Gabardine'

Yosef Shiloach

as Yisrael 'the Indian'

Yona Elian

as Seniora Mandabon

Ayelet Zurer

as Gila

Nir Levy

as Nissim Mandabon

Uri Klauzner

as 'Jellyfish' David

Yonatan Daniel

as Yonatan

Mohammad Bakri

as Avram Mandabon