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Life According To Agfa
Life According To Agfa

Life According To Agfa

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Drama

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The film takes place in Tel Aviv, much of it in a fictitious local pub called Barbie, a satirical nickname for a famous Israeli mental health institution. The pub's name hints at the characters and the events which occur in the pub and which befall its owner (Daliah), the employees and customers. The plot unfolds with a streak of violence which takes a surprising turn.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hebrew

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

09 July 1992

Country

Israel

Cast

Gila Almagor

Gila Almagor

Daliah

Smadar Kilchinsky

Smadar Kilchinsky

Daniela

Sharon Alexander

Sharon Alexander

Nimi

Irit Frank

Irit Frank

Liora

Akram Tillawi

Akram Tillawi

Samir

Reuven Dayan

Reuven Dayan

Mahmud

Haim Hova

Haim Hova

Itzik

Irit Alter

Irit Alter

Nira Shmeger

Shmil Ben Ari

Shmil Ben Ari

Levi

Yoav Dekelbaum

Yoav Dekelbaum

Ralph

Amnon Fisher

Amnon Fisher

Shimi

Tsipor Aizen

Tsipor Aizen

Nava

Igal Carmel

Igal Carmel

Officer

Nirit Chen

Nirit Chen

Adi Shmeger

Avital Dicker

Avital Dicker

Ricky

Ezra Kafri

Ezra Kafri

Eli

Uri Klauzner

Uri Klauzner

Moshe

Danny Litani

Danny Litani

Czerniak

Meir Mevorach

Meir Mevorach

Tali Minkov

Tali Minkov

Yarden

Barak Negbi

Barak Negbi

Sammy

Rivka Neuman

Rivka Neuman

Malka

Shuli Rand

Shuli Rand

Benny

Tami Ruth

Tami Ruth

Sali

Eran Shain

Eran Shain

Officer

Doron Spector

Doron Spector

Bit

Eric Storch

Eric Storch

John

Shlomo Tarshish

Shlomo Tarshish

Rami

Shmuel Tenneh

Shmuel Tenneh

Commander

Nachi Wolberg

Nachi Wolberg

Karish

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