''My Father My Lord'' ( he, חופשת קיץ, lit. ''Summer Vacation'') is a 2007
Israeli film
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directed by David Volach, a former Israeli
Haredi
Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in oppos ...
. It won the Founder's Award for Best Narrative Film at the
Tribeca Film Festival
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.
Plot
Rabbi Avraham and his wife Esther have one son, Menachem, whose birth they regard as miraculous. Menachem's curiosity about the world is repeatedly stymied by his father, who in one instance forces him to rip up an "idolatrous" picture. Foreshadowed by an instance of ''
Shiluach haken
Shiluach haken ( he, שילוח הקן, "sending-away the nest") is the Jewish law derived from the Torah that enjoins one to scare away the mother bird before taking her young or her eggs. This only applies to Kosher birds in the wild. The Tor ...
,'' a trip to the
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea ( he, יַם הַמֶּלַח, ''Yam hamMelaḥ''; ar, اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ, ''Āl-Baḥrū l-Maytū''), also known by other names, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank ...
— the eponymous "summer vacation" — ends with Menachem drowning and his parents mourning.
Cast
*
Assi Dayan
Assaf "Assi" Dayan ( he, אסף "אסי" דיין; 23 November 1945 – 1 May 2014) was an Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer.
Life
Dayan was the youngest son of Israeli general and defense minister Moshe Dayan and peace a ...
– Rabbi Avraham
*Ilan Griff
*Sharon HaCohen
Gallery
Places that appear in the movie :
File:Etz Chaim Talmud Torah, Jerusalem.JPG, the school of Menachem
File:Jerusalem Stairs street.jpg, Stairs street
File:Jerusalem Mea Shearim Kikar HaShabbat Greentec.jpg, Shabbat Square
External links
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New York Times review of ''My Father My Lord''
2000s Hebrew-language films
Israeli drama films
2007 films
Films about Orthodox and Hasidic Jews
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