The House on Chelouche Street (1973)

movie

(278)

Country: Israel
Genres: Drama
Release:
Director: Moshé Mizrahi
Writers: Rachel Fabien , Yerech Guber , Moshé Mizrahi
Language: Hebrew
Stars: Gila Almagor , Shaike Ophir , Joseph Shiloach , Michal Bat-Adam , Rolf Brin , Avner Hizkiyahu , Ofer Shalhin , Etti Grotes , Yossi Pollak , Chaim Banai
Runtime: 110 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total
AKA: Dom przy ulicy Chelouche (Poland) , The House on Chelouche Street (United Kingdom) , The House on Chelouche Street , La maison de la rue Chelouche (France, French Republic) , Chelouche Caddesindeki Ev (Turkey) , HaBayit Berechov Chelouche (Israel) , Къщата на улица Шлуш (Bulgaria) , Ha-Bayit Berechov Chelouche , The House on Chelouche Street (United States of America) , La casa en la tercera calle (Argentina) , Das Haus in der dritten Straße
Plot: In 1947, after the death of her husband, Clara (Gila Almagor) and her Egyptian family settle into a crowded one-room apartment in Tel Aviv, Israel. Her son, Sami (Ophir Shalhin), is bright and has a fondness for reading, but is so upset over his mother working as a maid that he drops put of school to find factory work and help support the family. He soon finds himself swept up in a strike and embraces his newfound role as an activist, even though it could mean arrest by British police.
IMDB:tt0069771