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Aliyah

Film Movement | Release Date: June 14, 2013

Summary: Alex, 27, lives in a working-class Paris neighborhood and sells drugs for a living, continuously paying off the debts of his brother Isaac (played by French auteur Cedric Kahn), who's becoming a real burden. When his cousin, who has just returned from completing his military service in Israel, tells him he's opening a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Alex thinks that joining him might be the life-changing opportunity he was waiting for. But in order to leave, Alex must quickly find enough money and accomplish his "aliyah" (the term for Jews emigrating to Israel) which involves, among other things, Hebrew lessons and connecting with his Jewish roots. He also has to leave behind his beloved city of Paris, his former lover Esther, his lifelong friend Mathias, and Jeanne, a woman whom he's just met but has the potential of becoming someone important in his life. Torn between making his aliyah, his drug selling, his complicated love life and a destructive brother, Alex will have to find his own way and make a final decision. [Film Movement]

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Runtime:	90 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	http://www.filmmovement.com/theatrical/index.asp?MerchandiseID=304
Production:	France 2 Cin
Genres:	Drama
Country:	France
Language:	French

Director	Credit
Elie Wajeman	Director

Writer	Credit
Elie Wajeman	Writer
Gaëlle Macé	Writer

Cast	Credit
Adele Haenel	Jeanne
Aim	Gabriel
Bertrand Constant	Claude
Brigitte Jaques-Wajeman	La Tante
Cédric Kahn	Isaac Raphaelson
David Geselson	Nathan
Guillaume Gouix	Mathias
Jean-Baptiste Az	Le Client
Jean-Marie Winling	Le P
Louise Roch	Lucie
Mar Sodupe	Ana
Marion Picard	R
Olivier Desautel	Polo
Pio Marmaï	Alex Raphaelson
Sarah Lepicard	Esther

Producer	Credit
Lola Gans	Producer
Yov Moor	Co-Producer