This upbeat mystery about a slacker artist and a prophet held hostage across the street in Jerusalem is quite fun and is based on a true story. Screened as part of the local Jewish Film Festival, the audience was enthralled, both by the movie and the director/co-writer, Avi Nesher, who spoke afterwards. He said it had much to do with the contrast between the secular and the religious, and also that it was inspired by Alice in Wonderland and Chinatown (1974). For the former, our hero is known as Arnav, which is Hebrew for the word rabbit; there's a mad hatter; the equivalent of a smoking caterpillar; and creative animation. For the latter, Jerusalem is integral to the story, just as Los Angeles was to Chinatown.
Starring Ori Hizkiah as Arnav, Adir Miller as Gittes (always with a hat), Yehuda Levi as the prophet Knafo, and Yuval Scharf as the gorgeous redhead Ella, this is well worth your while and is available as a DVD on netflix and to stream on amazon (to be sure you get the right one, as the title isn't unique, pick the one with the redhead, the frizzy-haired guy, and the animated bunny).
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