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22m
Baruch, once a 1970s basketball star who left the big city and became ultra-orthodox, returns to visit his old secular life in the pursuit of one of his mistresses that he left behind, and their son.
Year: 2012
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Gill Weinstein
Producer: Gaudeamus Productions
Writer: Gill Weinstein
Starring: Assi Dayan, Evelyn Hagoel, Aviv Elkabetz
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