| Late Marriage |
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| Directed by |
Dover Koshashvili |
| Produced by |
Marek Rozenbaum
Edgard Tenenbaum |
| Written by |
Dover Koshashvili |
| Starring |
Lior Ashkenazi
Ronit Elkabetz
Moni Moshonov
Lili Koshashvili |
| Music by |
Joseph Bardanashvili |
| Cinematography |
Daniel Schneor |
| Editing by |
Yael Perlov |
| Release date(s) |
17 May 2001 |
| Running time |
102 minutes |
| Country |
Israel
France |
| Language |
Georgian
Hebrew |
| All Movie Guide profile |
| IMDb profile |
Late Marriage (in Hebrew, חתונה מאוחרת) is a 2001 Israeli film. It is directed by Dover Koshashvili and stars Lior Ashkenazi and Ronit Elkabetz.
Many of the main characters are from Georgia and the dialogue is partly in the Georgian language and partly in Hebrew.
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Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Reception
- 4 Awards
- 5 Trivia
- 6 External links
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Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Zaza (Lior Ashkenazi) is a 31-year-old bachelor Georgian/Israeli Ph.D. student at Tel Aviv University whose family is trying to arrange a marriage for him. Unknown to them, he is secretly dating a 34-year-old divorcée, Judith (Ronit Elkabetz), who has a 6-year-old daughter. Zaza must choose between his family traditions or his love.
Cast
- Lior Ashkenazi as Zaza
- Ronit Elkabetz as Judith
- Moni Moshonov as Yasha
- Lili Koshashvili as Lili
- Aya Steinovitz as Ilana
- Rosina Kambus as Magouly
- Simon Chen as Simon
- Sapir Kugman as Madona
- Dina Doron as Luba
- Leonid Kanevsky as Otary
- Livia Chachmon Ayaliy as Margalit
- Eli Turi as Bessik
- Maria Ovanov as Lali
Reception
The film has an 88% rating at the Rotten Tomatoes website.
Awards
- Won the "Best Film" at the 2001 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy.
Trivia
- The film was Israel's submission for the 74th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
