Festival At The Poolroom

A breezy, broad comedy of mismatched twins and small-time cons, full of local colour and easy laughs.

Directed by

Boaz Davidson

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Yehuda Barkan, Ze'ev Revach, Nitza Shaul

Overview

The story is about two twin brothers, Azriel and Gavriel. Azriel is a shy, religious Jew who works in a fruit shop in Jaffa. Gavriel is a hoodlum and a good-for-nothing hustler who runs a snooker bar. Gavriel and his friend Hanuka make easy money by swindling people into gambling on snooker games. One day Gavriel is forced to renew contact with his brother because he is in trouble with a gangster.

How it feels

Light, absurd, warm and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Family, deception, identity, crime

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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