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Aviya's Summer
Aviya's Summer
Actors: Gila Almagor, Eli Cohen, Dina Averch, Rami Baruch, Kaipo Cohen
Director: Eli Cohen
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama
NR     2005     1hr 31min

The poignant true-life tale of a young girl's struggle for survival in the post-Holocaust era. Set in 1950s Israel, this two-part film saga continues in Under the Domim Tree. Both were produced and written by Gila Almagor....  more »

     
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Actors: Gila Almagor, Eli Cohen, Dina Averch, Rami Baruch, Kaipo Cohen
Director: Eli Cohen
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama
Studio: Sisu Home Ent.
Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen - Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 11/29/2005
Original Release Date: 01/01/2005
Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2005
Release Year: 2005
Run Time: 1hr 31min
Screens: Color,Full Screen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 1
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: Hebrew
Subtitles: English

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Movie Reviews

Good Film about Post-Holocaust Israel
Rachel Leah Jablon | Denver, CO USA | 04/04/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Aviya's Summer (or The Summer of Aviya) follows Aviya as she learns to accept her mother's erratic behavior.



This film is the first of a two-film series based on Gila Almagor's stories about her upbringing in post-Holocaust Israel. Almagor is one Israel's most noted and well regarded actresses, and her books reveal a childhood that surprised many Israelis.



Aviya--the character based on Almagor--is raised by her single mother, and she doesn't know very much about her father. She knows that her mother--remarkably played by Almagor herself--is a Holocaust survivor, but she does not know her mother's full story.



Throughout her summer break, she observes her mother's position in their community. Ridiculed for her impulsive and often offensive behavior, Aviya's mother must cope with her memories on her own. The roles reverse, and Aviya becomes as much of her mother's care-taker as she can.



This film portrays an interesting moment in Israeli history: following the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Holocaust survivors were neither accepted nor cared for by Israeli society-at-large. Understandably, many Israelis did not comprehend the psychological damage withstood by survivors, and they shunned those survivors who exhibited any "deviant" behaviors. Often, survivors' children faced neglect and ridicule, and eventually they were turned over to what can be likened to "child protective services."



Aviya's Summer portrays this situation, concluding with Aviya's coming-of-age in Under the Domim Tree.



High school and university students, and maybe middle school students, relate to Aviya's story, as the film deals with issues of rejection, relationships with parents, and social norms."