Broken Wings (2002)

Screening and discussion:
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Winner of nine Israeli Academy Awards, including "Best Picture", this blockbuster hit also won the "Gran Prix" Best Picture award at the 2002 Tokyo International Film festival.

A recently widowed Haifa mother and her four children struggle to function as a family in the aftermath of their loss. With the mother working night shifts to make ends meet, the resentful teenaged daughter is forced to assume the responsibility of caring for her younger siblings. When she shirks her duties on one occasion, the fragile family is thrown into another crisis.

Discussion follows screening.

84 minutes, in Hebrew with English subtitles.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 7:00 pm

BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco - map
www.bjesf.org
415.567.3327 x 703

FREE