Off White Lies

Oct 9, 2011

1h 26m

★ 5.7

Overview

In this bittersweet family comedy, shy teenager Libby moves back to Israel to live with her hapless father Shaul, unexpectedly finding herself without a home as war breaks out around them. Shaul devises a creative solution: posing as refugees, they are taken in by a wealthy family in Jerusalem. Finally in a “normal” household, Shaul and Libby begin to build their father-daughter relationship, but their false identities can’t last forever.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Israel Fund for Film Production

Gum Films

KinoElektron

Jerusalem Film and Television Fund

Off White Lies Trailers

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Cast

Shaul

Gur Bentwich

Libi

Elya Inbar

Gideon

Tzahi Grad

Helit

Salit Achimiriam

Yuval

Arad Yeni

Shimon Mimran

Sigal Arad Inbar

Uri Avrahami

Roni Kuban

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