LAJFF - Stockholm

West Coast Premiere!
Directed by Daniel Syrkin
Comedy TV Mini-series/Israel/2019/155 minutes
Starring Sasson Gabai, Doval'e Glickman, Liora Rivlin, Tikva Dayan, Noa Koler
Hebrew with English subtitles

In this critically-acclaimed and darkly comedic four-part mini-series, Avishai, a leading contender for the Nobel Prize for Economics is found dead by his lifelong friends just days before the award is to be announced. Concerned that his potential legacy as a Nobel laureate is at risk, they decide to keep him alive for just 5 days until the announcement is made. It seems like a relatively simple task. But, as their quest to keep Avishais death a secret unfolds, it quickly turns into an overwhelmingly complicated challenge. Based on the book by Noa Yedlin and featuring a whos who of Israeli actors, this funny and endearing portrait of friendship is reminiscent of The Big Chill with all the macabre slapstick antics of Weekend at Bernies.

Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival

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