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      Under the Domim Tree

      Released May 17, 1996 1h 42m Drama List
      Reviews 56% Audience Score 100+ Ratings In the summer of 1953, three young Holocaust survivors arrive at a new Israeli youth camp alongside Israeli-born Aviya (Kaipo Cohen), whose mother, Henya (Gila Almagor), fled Europe before the Nazis came, but who is tormented by false memories of the Holocaust. Aviya develops a relationship with Yurek (Ohad Knoller), who hid from the Nazis for two years in a forest with his younger brother. Meanwhile, Yola (Orli Perl) insists that the couple who come to claim her are not her parents. Read More Read Less

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This film,a follow-up to Gila Almagor's memori film Summer of Aviya, portrays in an emotionally touching way the Holocaust anguish, see through the eyes of the tragedy's most helpless and innocent victims, children. Rated: B Sep 1, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member A slightly less valuable film than Summer of Aviya, Under the Domim Tree is an unfortunately pedestrian treatment of life on a kibbutz that is unfortunately not terribly compelling. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Contrary to common opinion, I actually liked it much more then 'The summer of Aviya'. The ghost of the great war is much more visible here, among surviving kids trying to form a working kibutz. There are plenty of different reactions to moving into a new country and starting a new life as a teenager with difficult past, and the film portraits them nicely, even if turns out to be a bit too idealistic while doing it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In the summer of 1953, three young Holocaust survivors arrive at a new Israeli youth camp alongside Israeli-born Aviya (Kaipo Cohen), whose mother, Henya (Gila Almagor), fled Europe before the Nazis came, but who is tormented by false memories of the Holocaust. Aviya develops a relationship with Yurek (Ohad Knoller), who hid from the Nazis for two years in a forest with his younger brother. Meanwhile, Yola (Orli Perl) insists that the couple who come to claim her are not her parents.
      Director
      Eli Cohen
      Screenwriter
      Gila Almagor, Eli Cohen, Richard S. Sheridan
      Distributor
      Curb Entertainment, Strand Releasing, Orion Pictures
      Production Co
      H.S.A.
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Hebrew
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 17, 1996, Wide
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jun 14, 2005
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $4.7K
      Runtime
      1h 42m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SR