A Bitter Mix

A Bitter Mix

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | Nov. 4, 2015

Benny, an Israeli living in Berlin is called back home following his grandfather death. He arrives to Israel with his girlfriend Sara and his family can't wait to meet her. But suspicions arise. The family realizes that Benny and Sara haven't actually met in a synagogue but in front of a synagogue and that the right pronunciation of her name is Zahra. Zahra Abdulla to be precise. Zahra was born in Germany to a German mother and an Egyptian father. As tension rises, the members of the family discover that Benny and Zahra were not the only ones who tried to lead a quiet life while keeping secrets.

A Bitter Mix

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | Nov. 4, 2015

A Bitter Mix
Benny, an Israeli living in Berlin is called back home following his grandfather death. He arrives to Israel with his girlfriend Sara and his family can't wait to meet her. But suspicions arise. The family realizes that Benny and Sara haven't actually met in a synagogue but in front of a synagogue and that the right pronunciation of her name is Zahra. Zahra Abdulla to be precise. Zahra was born in Germany to a German mother and an Egyptian father. As tension rises, the members of the family discover that Benny and Zahra were not the only ones who tried to lead a quiet life while keeping secrets.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers ARD, Black Sheep Film Productions
Original title A Bitter Mix
Directors Dror Zahavi
Writers Barry Thomson, Annabel Wahba

Cast

Peri Baumeister

as Zahara

Sandra Sade

as Hanna Goldfain

Varda Ben Hur

as Aunt Edna

Ron Shahar

as Rabbi Arik

Doval'e Glickman

as Efraim Goldfain

Ruth Geller

as Grandmother

Sandy Bar

as Moran Leibowitz

Liron Levo

as Rafi Leubowitz