''Noa at 17'' (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: נועה בת 17) is a 1982

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i drama written and directed by

Itzhak Zepel Yeshurun Itzhak ( he, יצחק) is a Hebrew given name and surname, meaning Isaac. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Itzhak Arnon (1909–2005), Israeli agronomist * Itzhak Bars (born 1943), American theoretical physicist at the University ...

. It was shot over only two weeks.Judd Ne'eman, "Israeli Cinema," in Oliver Leaman, ed., ''Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film'' (Routledge, 2001), p. 300. In 2003, actress Dahlia Shimko reprised her role as Noa in the director's sequel, ''

No Longer 17 ''No Longer 17'' ( he, לא בת 17) is a 2003 Israeli drama written and directed by Itzhak Zepel Yeshurun. It is the sequel to the director's 1982 film '' Noa at 17'' and features actress Dahlia Shimko reprising her role as Noa, the idealistic t ...

''.

Plot

Amid the political turmoil of the early 1950s in

, Noa (Dalia Shimko) is a fiercely independent 17-year-old member of a youth movement who finds herself in disagreement with her parents and her collective-minded, Zionist friends. She is caught between her desire to join a kibbutz and her parents' wish for her to graduate high school. At the same time, Noa's struggle is also part of a larger argument that divides the young nation. The bitter ideological battle taking place within the

kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

movement following the

Doctor's plot The "Doctors' plot" affair, group=rus was an alleged conspiracy of prominent Soviet medical specialists to murder leading government and party officials. It was also known as the case of saboteur doctors or killer doctors. In 1951–1953, a gr ...

on whether to follow the model of the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

or that of the

capitalist Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price system, priva ...

west threatens to fracture families, friendships and whole communities. Noa must fight for her individuality, her right to doubt and question all belief systems, but in the end finds herself isolated and disillusioned.

Cast

* Dalia Shimko as Noa * Adi Ne'eman * Osnat Ofer *

Shmuel Shilo Shmuel Shilo or Shmulik Shiloh ( he, שמואל שילה; 1 December 1929 – 4 October 2011) was an Israeli actor, director and producer, born in the Second Polish Republic, and best remembered for his role on the Israeli production of Rechov S ...

as Shraga * Idit Tzur as Bracha * Moshe Havazelet

Critical reception

The film received high critical praise and relative success at the box office, selling some 190,000 tickets.

References

External links

* 1980s Hebrew-language films 1982 films Films about the kibbutz Israeli teen drama films Films set in the 1950s 1980s teen drama films 1982 drama films {{Israel-film-stub