Ha-Shiva MeHodu

One of the all-time worst movies I've ever seen. One line will give you an idea of how cringe-inducing the writing is: "Pray to the cruel god Buddha..." The writing exhibits an almost willful stupidity about Eastern religions, showing statues of Hindu deities in what is supposed to be a Buddhist monastery of some kind, in Bodh-Gaya, the birthplace of the Buddha. Buddha is constantly referred to as a "god" by Indians who are clearly Hindu. Then there's the rest of the script which is completely contrived and barely coherent. Characters are constantly being thrown around by the writer and director. The actors look like they wish they were in a different film, wondering what ever possessed them to take *this* job. I was surprised to see that this mess was actually based on a novel by A.B. Yehoshua, a highly respected modern Israeli author. I'm curious to see how different it is from the film.