Director Dan Wolman & Jordan Hiller go on a 1st date to discuss
Foreign Sister (2003) Foreign Sister is my first experience with pure Israeli cinema. It is not a movie merely about Israel but shot in, say, Toronto, or an American studio's product with an Israeli story-line like Exodus or Operation Thunderbolt as we are somewhat accustomed to; rather the film is released by an Israeli movie studio, directed by a celebrated Israeli filmmaker and features a geographically correct cast (Paul Newman just wouldn't feel authentic the second time around). It was also the winner of the Best Film of the Year honors at the Jerusalem Film Festival in the year 2000. Foreign Sister makes its way to America this week and is playing in selected theatres in Manhattan.
If you feel like getting a dose of, just, genuine Israeli ruach (the kind where you can smell the shwarma and taste the Goldstar), I recommend checking out this surprisingly gripping and serious-minded movie. See it if for no other reason than to experience the peculiar sensation of understanding a subtitled movie (to some degree) without the subtitles. You should also feel pleasantly nostalgic for the underrated city of Tel-Aviv's scenery
