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Aliyah is a french film of genre Drama directed by Elie Wajeman with Adèle Haenel

Aliyah (2012)

Aliyah
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Length 1h30
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OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Romance
Rating60% 3.0068753.0068753.0068753.0068753.006875

Alyah is a 2012 French drama film directed by Elie Wajeman.

Synopsis

Alex, a 27-year-old Jewish drug dealer who lives in Paris, plans to do his Aliyah and move to Israel for the chance of a better life. His brother, Isaac, keeps pestering him for money. During the course of a Shabbat dinner at their aunt's house, we learn they lack parental support. Alex's desire to move to Israel is not so much grown out of Zionism, but because nothing holds him back in France, in spite of his recent encounter with a gentile girl, Jeanne. The final scene highlights Israel's multicultural culture.

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