Directed by:
Shemi ZarhinScreenplay:
Shemi ZarhinCinematography:
Yaron ScharfComposer:
Jonathan Bar-GioraCast:
Danny Steg, Moshe Ivgy, Udi Persi, Moshe Ashkenazi, Lior Raz, יחזקאל לזרוב, Rotem Zussman, Gal Lev, Ido Bartal, Ze'ev Revach, Micha Celektar, Ola Schur Selektar (more)Plots(1)
After eight years, a young man awakens from a coma, bringing to light a big secret from the past. Meanwhile, Jordana, a travel agent, discovers she is pregnant, although she has been celibate for years. At the same time, Golan, a radio host, decides to revive an Israeli comedy group, HaGashash HaHiver, in order to save his love... All these personalities, and many others, come alive through the fertile imaginations of writers participating in a workshop in a public library in Tiberias. Shemi Zarhin's The World Is Funny masterfully weaves these multiple and diverse narratives of some 20 or more characters into a cohesive story of one family, one city and one world. Supported by a subtle and highly effective score, this very artful and popular film has made audiences in Israel laugh and cry – sometimes simultaneously. (JIFF Distribution)
(more)Cast
Danny Steg
Israel
Best movies:
Someone to Run With (2006)
Moshe Ivgy
Morocco
Lior Raz
Israel
Best movies:
The Flood (2011)
The Kindergarten Teacher (2014)
Operation Finale (2018)
יחזקאל לזרוב
Israel
Best movies:
The Kindergarten Teacher (2014)
The Debt (2007)
Rotem Zussman
Best movies:
God's Neighbors (2012)
Ido Bartal
Best movies:
Six Acts (2013)
Ze'ev Revach
Morocco
Best movies:
The Farewell Party (2014)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
Escape: Human Cargo (1998) (TV movie)
Micha Celektar
Best movies:
Abulele (2015)
Ola Schur Selektar
Best movies:
Yossi (2012)
Osnat Handelsman-Keren
Best movies:
The Farewell Party (2014)
Bethlehem (2013)
The Kindergarten Teacher (2014)
Talia Kleinhendler
Best movies:
The Farewell Party (2014)
Restless (2008)
Bethlehem (2013)
Eli Finish
Israel
Yossi Marshek
Best movies:
Dror Keren
Israel
Best movies:
Jellyfish (2007)
Adam Resurrected (2008)
Once I Was (2010)
Shlomi Koriat
Israel
Best movies:
Apples from the Desert (2014)
Mossad! (2019)
Abraham Celektar
Best movies:
Go, See, and Become (2005)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
Meytal Gal
Israel
Best movies:
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018)
Zero Motivation (2014)