Rialto Movie Of The Week
Broken Wings
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An Israeli film that could take place in any first world city, Broken Wings is a moving, acutely perceptive picture of
family dynamics thrown into chaos by the loss, nine months earlier, of an adored father and husband. Dominated by the
rocky relationship of mother and teenage daughter, the family is redefining itself through trial and error. Dafna, the
mother, struggling to make ends meet, works as a midwife, leaving 17-year-old Maya to act as surrogate mother to
11-year-old Ido and 6-year-old Bahr. Brother Yair has dropped out of school at 16 and found a job commensurate with his
world view, handing out leaflets dressed as a giant mouse. Maya is a promising songwriter, but the boys in the band
consider her family duties a cop out. Her fury at this injustice provokes a crisis of heart-stopping suspense: the
anxiety for emotional rescue becomes almost palpable. The actors thrive with writer/director Nir Bergman's tellingly
detailed script and illuminate the volatile density of family relationships with a clarity that is as rare as it is
gratifying.
Rating: M - Offensive language, sexual references & drug use - In Hebrew with English subtitles, 83 mins
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