Director: Shemi Zarhin, Israel , Canada, 2015, 118 min. Hebrew, French w. subtitles.
Embittered restaurateur Dorona and her two very dissimilar brothers—the older an unsettled Orthodox father Netanel, and the younger a bisexual bar owner Shai, come together following the death of their mother. The children receive bombshell information when they learn the man who raised them isn’t their biological father. This seismic shock sets them on a quest across France to unravel their origins, rooted in their mother’s native Algiers. As they piece together the inscrutable secrets of their past, Dorona attempts to reconcile her strained relationship with her long-suffering husband, while her brothers grapple with issues of familial, religious and ethnic identity. An insightful melodrama that taps both melancholy and humor in its exploration of a family in crisis, this film was nominated for 12 Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.