Under the Domim Tree is a 1994

1994 in film

1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...

 Israeli

Cinema of Israel

Cinema of Israel refers to movie production in Israel since its founding in 1948. Most Israeli films are produced in Hebrew. Israel has been nominated for more Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film than any other country in the Middle East....

 film, based on the 1992 book by Gila Almagor

Gila Almagor

Gila Almagor is an Israeli actress, film star, and author.-Biography:Gila Almagor was born four months after the death of her father, Max Alexandrowitz, a Jewish immigrant from Germany who was killed by an Arab sniper while working as a policeman in Haifa...

, of the same name. The film was directed by Eli Cohen

Eli Cohen (actor)

Eli Cohen is an Israeli actor and film director. In 1989, his film Summer of Aviya won the Silver Bear Award from the 39th Berlin International Film Festival...

, and screened in the Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...

 section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival

1995 Cannes Film Festival

-Jury:*Jeanne Moreau *Gianni Amelio *Jean-Claude Brialy *Nadine Gordimer *Gaston Kabore *Michele-Ray Gavras *Emilio Garcia Riera *Philippe Rousselot *John Waters...

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Both the book and the film are sequels to Almagor's 1985 autobiographical book, Summer of Aviya

Summer of Aviya

Summer of Aviya is a Hebrew language book that became a bestseller. The 1985 autobiographical novel by theater actress Gila Almagor was made into a film released in 1989. The 96-minute film acts as a memoir of Almagor's childhood and provides insights into Israeli society in the early post-state...

, about the protagonist's childhood in the 1950s in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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Under the Domim Tree tells of Aviya's years in the Hadasim boarding school, and about the relations that are formed between the Israeli-born students, and the students who survived the holocaust.

Cast

• Gila Almagor
  Gila Almagor
  Gila Almagor is an Israeli actress, film star, and author.-Biography:Gila Almagor was born four months after the death of her father, Max Alexandrowitz, a Jewish immigrant from Germany who was killed by an Arab sniper while working as a policeman in Haifa...
  
   - Henya
• Juliano Mer - Ariel
• Uri Avrahami - Mr. Segal
• Yael Pearl - Mrs. Segal
• Alexander Peleg - Judge (as Alex Peleg)
• Ohad Shahar - Lawyer Kaplan
• Tali Atzmon - Lawyer Ofra Eilam
• Shimon Lev-Ari - Naphtali
• Rahel Dobson - Rachel
• Helen Eleazari - Dr. Rotestein
• Amit Gazit - David Ayalon
• Tzvi Fishzon - Avraham Rozenberg
• Geula Levy - Rina Yechezkeli
• Kaipo Cohen - Aviya
• Orli Perl - Yola