Synopsis: Hanan Peled directed this intense movie set in Tel-Aviv in 1962. The ghost of holocaust is still alive in the soul of those survivors who are trying to rebuild a new life. Hilik (Ido Port), a ten-year old boy, is the narrator of this deep journey but the real protagonist is his father Moyse... Hanan Peled directed this intense movie set in Tel-Aviv in 1962. The ghost of holocaust is still alive in the soul of those survivors who are trying to rebuild a new life.

Hilik (Ido Port), a ten-year old boy, is the narrator of this deep journey but the real protagonist is his father Moyse (Rami Heuberger), who can’t forget the family lost in Auschwitz and he is convinced that his first-born is still alive and is John F. Kennedy’s assistant.

The film's performances are uniformly outstanding. Rami Heuberger gives one of the best leading performances I've ever seen in an Israeli film as the emotionally wounded father. Yavgenia Dodina, the celebrated stage actress who began her career in Russia, is pitch-perfect as the mother who can seem cold but is simply adept at survival. It's the kind of naturalistic, low-key acting that is easy to overlook because it feels so real.

Dov Glikman is almost too believable as the oily Froyeke, while Ido Port is one of the few young Israeli actors who speak and acts like a child, rather than an undersized 40-year-old.

The excellent production design and costumes prove that Israeli film has truly come of age in this area.

Although the subject may be one you'd prefer not to revisit, Dear Mr. Waldman brings it to life with style and intelligence. --© Official Site [More]