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Shockwaves

Synopsis: 

Add Poster Image While the kids in my class went to the local country club, I went to swim with the amputees. My “vacation resort” was full of handicapped people in wheelchairs and it didn’t bother me at all. On the contrary, I was fascinated by them. How do they struggle to live every day life while carrying in their bodies and souls the burden of war and terror attacks. What's happening to their families, whose worlds were suddenly turned upside down and since than they are forced to deal with a new and complex life they didn't choose. 3 stories about 3 families from a curios child point of view who's trying to explore how far and deep the shock waves are travelling. This child grew up to be, the film's director, a daughter of an I.D.F injured veteran.

Runtime: 
1 hour 10 minutes 38 seconds
English subtitle: 
Yes
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Aliona was born in Russia and immigrated to Israel with her family. At the age of 14, she attended a dancing party, she did not know that from that point on her life would be changed. She became a victim of a terrorist attack.

Rivki had married the handsome guy from the neighborhood, she had not guessed she would have to raise their children  by herself .

 

Oren suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder due to military activities he was involved in. Will this prevent him from leading his son to go exactly the way he walked?

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Directed by: 
Kineret Hay Gillor
Cast: 
Aliona and Irena Shpartov Rivki and Yehuda Haisraeli Oren, Sharon and Oferk Or Bitton
Produced by: 
Kineret Hay Gillor
Music by: 
Jonathan Bar Giora
Cinematography by: 
Daniel Kedem
Film Editing by: 
Yaniv Rize Sheffi
Release Date: 
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Official website: 
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