Here and Now
IZZY — ALL
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1h 23m
A social drama told through the eyes of Andrey, a young immigrant living with his little sister in the slums of the city of Ashdod and struggling to assimilate into Israeli society, who forms a hip-hop band with his three best friends. Their dream of taking part in the competition is all but shattered when Andrey, our main character, suffers a crisis at home. Andrey’s father has been in the hospital for months, leaving Andrey responsible for his little sister and for making payments on their mortgage. He can’t juggle caring for his sister, rehearsing, and working all at once.
This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Year: 2018
Languages: Russian & Hebrew, English & Hebrew subtitles (use CC to activate)
Director: Roman Shumunov
Producers: Itai Tamir, Ami Livne
Starring: Vlad Dubinsky, Mishel Vinberg, Zura Kartvelishvili, Renat Hasanov, Eduard Khmelnitsky
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