The Holy Land

The Holy Land

102 mins | Drama | April 4, 2001

A coming-of-age saga set against the tense backdrop of Arab-Israeli politics. Mendy is a young Rabbinical student whose mind is too full of curiosity about the world that exists outside the restrictions of Orthodox Judaism. Recognizing his distraction, Mendy's teacher suggests that he visit a prostitute to get it out of his system. But on a fateful night, when he meets Sacha, a captivating Russian expatriate, who works in a Tel Aviv bordello, his appetite for outside experience only grows stronger.

The Holy Land

102 mins | Drama | April 4, 2001

The Holy Land
A coming-of-age saga set against the tense backdrop of Arab-Israeli politics. Mendy is a young Rabbinical student whose mind is too full of curiosity about the world that exists outside the restrictions of Orthodox Judaism. Recognizing his distraction, Mendy's teacher suggests that he visit a prostitute to get it out of his system. But on a fateful night, when he meets Sacha, a captivating Russian expatriate, who works in a Tel Aviv bordello, his appetite for outside experience only grows stronger.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers
Original title The Holy Land
Directors Eitan Gorlin
Writers

Cast

Oren Rehany

as Mendy

Tchelet Semel

as Natasha "Sasha" Sonsova

Saul Stein

as Mike

Albert Iluz

as Razi