''Or (My Treasure)'' is a 2004

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

starring

Dana Ivgy Dana Ivgy ( he, דאנה איבגי; born April 3, 1982) is an Israeli actress and the daughter of actor Moshe Ivgy. Career As a child, Ivgy appeared in several television and film productions. Since graduating from acting school she has appeared ...

in the title role of Or, a teenager who struggles to be responsible for her prostitute mother Ruthie, played by

Ronit Elkabetz Ronit Elkabetz ( he, רונית אלקבץ; 27 November 1964 – 19 April 2016) was an Israeli actress, screenwriter and film director. She worked in both Israeli and French cinema. She won three Ophir Awards and received a total of seven nomin ...

. The French-Israeli production premiered on 14 May 2004 at the

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Plot synopsis

A teenager named Or (

) works a variety of odd jobs to help support herself and her mother. When her mother, Ruthie (

), returns home after a hospital stay, Or tells Ruthie she has found her a job cleaning houses. However, Ruthie is unmotivated by her new poorly paid job and quickly returns to prostitution. In the meantime, Or begins a burgeoning romance with her neighbour and childhood friend, Ido. After they sleep together, Ido's mother confronts Ruthie and makes it clear that though she likes Or she does not approve of their relationship. Her relationship with Ido and his family crumbling, and finding herself unable to make rent and desperate to save her mother from the streets, Or begins to prostitute herself as well, first by offering sexual services to her landlord and finally by joining an escort service.

Reception

''Or'' won 10 awards, including five at the

, and was nominated for a further 8. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a freshness rating of 77%.Or (My Treasure) (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2 July 2010

Awards and nominations

Israeli Film Academy The Ophir Awards ( he, פרס אופיר), colloquially known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named ...

*''Best Actress'' -

(won) *''Best Art Direction'' - Avi Fahima (nomination) *''Best Director'' -

Keren Yedaya Keren Yedaya ( he, קרן ידעיה; born in 1972) is an Israeli filmmaker. She was born in the United States, but her family moved to Israel in 1975 when she was just three. She trained at the Camera Obscura School of Art in Tel Aviv. Biograph ...

(nomination) *''Best Film'' - (nomination) *''Best Screenplay'' -

Sari Ezouz (nomination) *''Best Supporting Actress'' -

(nomination) Bogota Film Festival *''Best Film'' - Keren Yedaya (nomination)

International Film Festival Bratislava The Bratislava International Film Festival (also known as Bratislava IFF) is an international film festival established in 1999 and held annually in Bratislava, Slovakia. Apart from the international competition programme, it also regularly featur ...

*''Grand Prix'' - Keren Yedaya
Ronit Elkabetz
Dana Ivgy (won)

*''Critics Week Grand Prize'' - Keren Yedaya (won) *''Golden Camera'' - Keren Yedaya (won) *''Prix Regards Jeune Award for Best Feature Film'' - Keren Yedaya (won) *''SACD Screenwriting Award'' - Keren Yedaya
Sari Ezouz (won) *''Young Critics Award for Best Feature'' - Keren Yedaya (won)

European Film Awards The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the most ...

*''European Discovery of the Year'' - Keren Yedaya (nomination)

Jerusalem Film Festival The Jerusalem Film Festival ( he, פסטיבל הקולנוע ירושלים, ar, مهرجان القدس السينمائي) is an international film festival held annually in Jerusalem, It was established in 1984 by the Director of the Jerusal ...

*Wolgin Award for Best Israeli Feature'' - Keren Yedaya (nomination) Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival *''Best Realisation'' - Keren Yedaya (won) *''Best Actress'' - Ronit Elkabetz shared with Dana Ivgy (won)

Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs International Film Festival (sometimes stylized shortly as PSIFF) is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. Originally promoted by Mayor Sonny Bono and then sponsored by Nortel,here for Table of Contents it started in 1989 ...

*''New Voices/New Visions Special Jury Mention'' - Keren Yedaya (won)

Cast

as Or *

as Ruthie * Katia Zinbris as Rachel * Meshar Cohen as Ido

References

External links

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LA Times review
* {{Caméra d'Or 2004 films Israeli drama films French drama films Films shot in Israel 2000s Hebrew-language films HIV/AIDS in French films Films about prostitution in Israel Caméra d'Or winners 2000s French films