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But Where Is Daniel Wax?

But Where Is Daniel Wax?

Genres

Drama

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10 years after he left Israel and "played it big-time in America", Benny Shpitz returns for a visit, self-exploring his youth, friends, dreams, beliefs and idol, Daniel Wax, who symbolized the "beautiful Israeli". Shpitz finds out his friends are melancholic, unsatisfied with marriage life, hiding a vast hole in their sole. In a wider context, Israel post 67' will no longer be the society that it was meant to be.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Hebrew

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

31 March 1974

Country

Israel

Cast

Lior Yieniy

Lior Yieniy

Esther Zewko

Esther Zewko

Yael Heffner

Yael Heffner

Zivit Abramson

Zivit Abramson

Miriam Gavrieli

Miriam Gavrieli

Yosef Carmon

Yosef Carmon

Aliza Rosen

Aliza Rosen

Amnon Moskin

Amnon Moskin

Yishai Shahar

Yishai Shahar

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