A Gift from Above (, lit. a gift from the sky) is a 2003 Israeli drama film, directed by Dover Kosashvili.imdb History The dialogue on this film is partly in the Judaeo-Georgian language and partly in Hebrew. And since the Judaeo-Georgian language is a dialect, spoken by a small community,Ethnologue most of the cast had to learn it for this production. It was Becky Griffin's debut film. The movie was a nominee to the Ophir Award in 11 categories.המועמדים לפרסי האקדמיה לקולנוע, גואל פינטו, הארץ, 2003
Plot The characters on this movie live like a closed tribe. Most of them live on the same block."חתונה מאוחרת" בלבוש מלא בוטלה הקרנת "חתונה מאוחרת" בבית-שמש. בעירייה: "חברי הוועדה לא ראו את הסרט" מרב יודילוביץ', 2002, ידיעות אחרונות Among themselves they speak a rare language. They put a lot of pressure on each other to get married only within their community. They are not much concerned about obeying the country's laws. And many of them work in the same place, Ben Gurion Airport luggage department,האוסקר הישראלי 2003, האוזן השלישית or help their community members, who do work there, to steal passengers' suitcases.
The community is economically disadvantaged but has a rich folklore and social life characterized by frequent celebrations and episodes of conflict and violence.גלובס, 23/12/2009, מין סרט שכזה "מתנה משמיים", ד' 22:25, "יס סטארס ישראלי", ניר קיפניס A major event in the narrative is a plan developed by members of the community steal diamond cargoes from aircraft. The plan also involves framing two volunteers from within the community for the thefts.
Cast
Yuval Segal as Vajha Rami Heuberger as Bakho Moni Moshonov as Giorgi Lior Ashkenazi as Otri Dover Kosashvili as Jamali Ronit Yudkevitz as Margo Menashe Noy as Ponchika Becky Griffin as Kato Orit Sher as Tsiala Yael Pearl Becker as Tamariko Alon Neuman as Rezo Anastasia Kovalenko as Fira Rotem Zissman as Marita Ania Bukstein as Marina
References
External links "Matana MiShamayim" - The full film is available on VOD on the website for the Israel Film Archive - Jerusalem Cinematheque