The Seven Days

May 5, 2008

1h 43m

★ 6.4

Overview

The Ohaion family is mourning the death of one of their relatives. In keeping with tradition, they gather together in the home of the deceased and stay there for seven days. Forced to put up with one another day and night, the brothers and sisters soon let their bitterness and arguments override the sense of communal reverence. The atmosphere becomes unbearable and long-buried truths finally surface.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

War

The Seven Days Trailers

Cast

Vivianne

Ronit Elkabetz

Meir

Albert Iluz

Eliyau

Simon Abkarian

Simona Ohayon

Hanna Azoulay Hasfari

Haim

Moshe Ivgy

Ita

Hana Laslo

Jacques

Rafi Amazaleg

Thérèse

Ruby Porat Shoval

Evelin Ben Shoshan

Evelin Hagoel

Ben-Loulou

Gil Frank

Itamar

Alon Aboutboul

Ilana

Keren Mor

Twelve-year-old Zsolt lives in a dilapidated Budapest flat and is the lone caretaker for his grandmother, a woman lost to drink and confined to her bed. Harassed by local gangs and ignored by an indifferent society, he forms a desperate connection with a pregnant girl. This isolation eventually drives him to commit a series of irreversible, violent acts.

0.0

Open Your Eyes

Jan 2, 1995

A beautiful noble Senegalese woman arrives one day in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and creates chaos through the city with her remarkable seductive powers.

10.0

National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Sep 6, 2012

Christopher, fifteen years old, has an extraordinary brain – exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion of killing Mrs Shears' dog Wellington, he records each fact about the event in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of the murder. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.

7.1

Whale Rider

Jan 30, 2003

A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

7.2

Point Break

Jul 12, 1991

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

7.0

The Story of the Weeping Camel

Aug 12, 2004

When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.

7.1

The Miracle Worker

Nov 12, 2000

Devoted teacher Anne Sullivan leads deaf, blind and mute Helen Keller out of solitude and helps integrate her into the world.

7.4

Frida

Aug 29, 2002

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

7.0

Me and You and Everyone We Know

Jun 17, 2005

Single dad Richard meets Christine, a starving artist who moonlights as a cabbie. They awkwardly attempt to start a romance, but Richard’s divorce has left him emotionally damaged. Meanwhile, Richard’s sons—one a teenager, the other 6-years-old—take part in clumsy experiments with the opposite sex.

7.4

The Cave of the Yellow Dog

Jul 27, 2005

The little nomad girl, Nansal, finds a baby dog in the Mongolian veld, who becomes her best friend - against all rejections of her parents. A story about a Mongolian family of nomads - their traditional way of life and the rising call of the City.

7.2

Take My Eyes

Oct 8, 2003

One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...

7.1

The Virgin Suicides

Apr 21, 2000

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

6.2

The Tree and the Swing

Nov 12, 2013

Coming home to make amends with her estranged father, Eleni finds herself confronted with an unexpected kinship.

6.9

Antonia's Line

Sep 21, 1995

After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.

5.0

Flame

Jan 2, 1996

The 1970s in the former Rhodesia, today Zimbabwe: The native people is going against the white suppressors. As the war reaches the most distant villages as well the two friends Florence and Nyasha join the fighters and assume new names: Flame and Liberty. But the war is not as easy as they thought...