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The moving and provocative tale of two young men -- one Israeli, the other Palestinian -- who discover they were accidentally switched at birth, and the complex repercussions facing them and their respective families.
Joseph (Jules Sitruk), an 18-year-old musician preparing to join the Israeli army for his mandatory military service, lives at home in a comfortable suburb of Tel Aviv with his parents, France-born physician Orith (Emmanuelle Devos) and Israel-born army commander Alon Silbers (Pascal
Elbé). A blood test for Joseph's military service reveals that he is not their biological son. During the Gulf War Joseph was evacuated from a clinic along with another baby, and the pair were given back to the wrong families. While Palestinian Joseph went to Tel Aviv with the Silbers, their actual Jewish son, Yacine (Medhi Dehbi), was brought to the West Bank by an Arab couple, Said (Khalifa Natour) and Leila (Areen Omari). The revelation turns the lives of the two families upside-down, forcing them to reassess their respective identities, values, and beliefs.
Original Release
04/04/2012
US Release
10/26/2012
Cast
Name | Character |
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Emmanuelle Devos | Orith Silberg |
Pascal Elbe | Alon Silberg |
Jules Sitruk | Joseph Silberg |
Areen Omari | Leïla Al Bezaaz |
Khalifa Natour | Saïd Al Bezaaz |
Mahmud Shalaby | Bilal Al Bezaaz |
Bruno Podalydes | David |
Ezra Dagan | Le rabbin / Rabbi |
Tamar Shem Or | Yona |
Tomer Offner | Ilan |
Directors
Writers
Lorraine Lévy, Noam Fitoussi, Nathalie Saugeon
Cast
Name | Character |
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Emmanuelle Devos | Orith Silberg |
Pascal Elbe | Alon Silberg |
Jules Sitruk | Joseph Silberg |
Areen Omari | Leïla Al Bezaaz |
Khalifa Natour | Saïd Al Bezaaz |
Mahmud Shalaby | Bilal Al Bezaaz |
Bruno Podalydes | David |
Ezra Dagan | Le rabbin / Rabbi |
Tamar Shem Or | Yona |
Tomer Offner | Ilan |
Noa Manor | Ethel |
Shira Naor | Lisa |
Diana Zriek | Amina |
Marie Wisselmann | Keren |
Gilles Ben-David | Le directeur de l'hôpital / Director of the hospital |
Yuval Rozman | Docteur militaire / Military doctor |
Lana Ettinger | Femme Officer / Female Officer |
Loai Nofi | Jamil |
Majd Bitar | Tarik |
Nir Avrashi | Officier ministère / Ministry officer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Eric Amouyal | Producer |
Chrystèle Barbarat | Producer |
Raphaël Berdugo | Producer |
Frédéric de Goldschmidt | Producer |
Virginie Lacombe | Producer |