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Oded Davidoff
Born January 1, 1967 · Gerusalemme, Israele (age 59)
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Known For
The Dealers · 2012The Dealers
★ 5.52012
MovieDramaComedy
The Dealers tells the story of Rami and Avishay, 27 years old friends that share an apartment in a small Jerusalem neighborhood. They spend their days smoking and playing in a soccer team with other losers, which its coach Zvika is determined to take the "Jerusalem neighborhood cup" with. In need for money they get entangled in a drug deal with Sagi, a local gangster, which forces them to learn the hard way about taking responsibility, loyalty, and friendship. The movie is a humorous view of the colorful, multi culture, unique and somehow funny Israeli society.
Clean Sweep · 2001Clean Sweep
★ 4.22001
MovieDramaComedy
A stylish Israeli crime comedy, Mars Turkey tells the story of Reuven, a police captain in charge of protecting Shimon, the last remaining witness in a trial against crime-lord Patrick Sarusi. Seeing as how Patrick has managed to get to all the other witnesses, Reuven is so desperate to keep Shimon alive that he assigns himself to watch-duty, with the intention of never letting Shimon out of his sight. But as the trial draws near, events start spinning out of control when, in an act of desperation, Reuven sends his sexually frustrated mistress, Aya, to plant a bug in Patrick's apartment. Encouraged by Patrick's neighbor, Aya decides to confront Reuven about his sexual inadequacy and his vain promises to her about leaving his wife, just as Patrick slips out of house-arrest. Will Reuven be able to keep his mind on the job while his love life melts down in front of his eyes?
Someone to Run With · 2006Someone to Run With
★ 6.22006
MovieAdventureDrama
Through the streets of Jerusalem two teenagers' stories will unite to tell the summer adventure of their lives. Tamar is an amazingly talented but very quiet and insecure girl, who leaves behind her home and all she knows, changing herself unrecognizably -from her looks to her attitude- to brace herself for a dangerous mission to help a loved-one. Asaf, a clumsy, naive, and very shy boy working a boring summer job at City Hall, is given quite a mission himself : to take an uncontrollable stray dog from the pound, put it on a leash, and let it lead him back to its owners to be fined. The more stories Asaf hears about this extraordinary girl, the more he falls for her, and as he and Dinkah continue their journey Asaf becomes aware that Tamar is in grave danger.
The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem · 2021The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
★ 5.42021
SeriesDrama
The loves, heartbreak, jealousy and pain of the three Armoza sisters – Luna, Rachelika, and Becky - their parents, grandparents and children, set during the early-mid 20th century in Jerusalem.
The Exchange Principle · 2016The Exchange Principle
★ 7.32016
SeriesDrama
A police forensics officer, traumatized by the horrors he has seen and processed, leaves his job, wife and son and lives on the streets as a homeless wanderer. Try as he does he is unable to completely forget the past and finds himself in a struggle to unlock its secrets and see that justice is done.
One Day in October · 2024One Day in October
2024
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
An anthology series exploring the aftermath of the October 7 attacks in Israel, where Hamas militants killed and took hostages. It portrays stories of love, bravery, endurance, and grief arising from the senseless violence.
Pillars of Smoke · 2009Pillars of Smoke
★ 8.02009
Series
A sudden inexplicable disappearance of 36 members of an ideological community settled in northern Israel, brings Leah Kafka, a fresh police investigator from the city who specializes in cults, to cooperate with the local authorities and investigate what turns out to be a terribly convoluted mystery. All entangled in a situation feared to impact the state's security and secrecy, and the lives of innocent people who got in the middle of intrigues and conspiracies, Leah and the local residents go on a tortuous journey of illusions, secrets, enlightenments and uncertainty, in which no direction, relationship or logic is kept intact.
(Meitar Abarbanel).
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