Yana's Friends

1999, Romance/Comedy, 1h 30m

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A heartwarming movie that handles some weighty subjects with humor. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

As Iraqi scud missiles fly overhead and an entire country locks itself into airtight rooms, Yana (Evelyn Kaplun) and her fellow Russians wrestle with the challenges facing them in their new life in Israel during the Gulf War. Yana's husband has left her and she shares an apartment with Eli (Nir Levy), a photographer with a passion for casual sex. While in threat of poisonous gas their stories merge and love blossoms.

Genre:

Romance, Comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Arik Kaplun
Producer:

Anat Bikel, Moshe Levinson, Marek Rozenbaum, Uri Sabag
Writer:

Arik Kaplun, Simon Vinokur
Release Date (Theaters):

Jul 5, 1999 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 25, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA):

$7.0K
Runtime:

1h 30m
Distributor:

Friends of Film