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Life Is Life

Original title: Haïm Ze Haïm
  • 2003
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Life Is Life (2003)
Drama

Macky is a fifty years old writer and university profesor. Married with children, he's having an affair with a 30 years-old mother Ayala. He spends his days and nights haunted by his fantasi... Read allMacky is a fifty years old writer and university profesor. Married with children, he's having an affair with a 30 years-old mother Ayala. He spends his days and nights haunted by his fantasies while he has to face the real life and tries to write a novel. When Ayala's husband lea... Read allMacky is a fifty years old writer and university profesor. Married with children, he's having an affair with a 30 years-old mother Ayala. He spends his days and nights haunted by his fantasies while he has to face the real life and tries to write a novel. When Ayala's husband leaves her, she ends their relation leaving him without his source of inspiration.

  • Director
    • Michal Bat-Adam
  • Writer
    • Michal Bat-Adam
  • Stars
    • Yaël Abecassis
    • Rivka Gur
    • Moshe Ivgy
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    21
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michal Bat-Adam
    • Writer
      • Michal Bat-Adam
    • Stars
      • Yaël Abecassis
      • Rivka Gur
      • Moshe Ivgy
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Yaël Abecassis
    Yaël Abecassis
    Rivka Gur
    Rivka Gur
    Moshe Ivgy
    Moshe Ivgy
    Miki Leon
    Miki Leon
      Rivka Michaeli
      Rivka Michaeli
      Moshé Mizrahi
      Moshé Mizrahi
      Hanny Nahmias
      Hanny Nahmias
      Rita Shukrun
      Rita Shukrun
      • Director
        • Michal Bat-Adam
      • Writer
        • Michal Bat-Adam
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      1steven11111

      shockingly awful

      I saw this movie at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2004 and was stunned by its terrible script, acting, story, and direction. I'm really not sure how this film could have ever received a 7/10 overall rating, probably the director and actors all voted themselves 10s. If I had been able to, I most likely would've ranked this movie a zero or maybe even in the negative numbers. It's a shame that Israel's film industry produces such disasters as this movie, but the good news is that there is at least one Israeli movie which is truly worthy of a 10/10 score, which is Dover Koshashvili's "Late Marriage." Anyone interested in Israeli cinema should definitely check that movie out. But...if any of your friends ever wants to watch "Life is Life"...run away as fast as you can, I promise you'll thank me!

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      • Release date
        • October 16, 2003 (Israel)
      • Country of origin
        • Israel
      • Language
        • Hebrew
      • Also known as
        • Chaim ze Chaim
      • Production company
        • Haim ze haim
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        1 hour 30 minutes
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