Turn Left at the End of the World

Turn Left at the End of the World
סוף העולם שמאלה
Directed byAvi Nesher
Written bySara Ezer
Avi Nesher
Ruby Porat Shoval
Produced bySamuel Hadida
Avi Nesher
Mickey Rabinowitz
StarringNetta Garti
Liraz Charhi
CinematographyDavid Gurfinkel
Edited byMarie-Pierre Renaud
Music byKrishna Levy
Production
company
Davis-Films
Distributed byMetro Communications (Israel)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Release date
  • 24 March 2004 (2004-03-24)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguagesHebrew
French
English
Hindi
Judeo-Moroccan Arabic

Turn Left at the End of the World (Hebrew: סוף העולם שמאלה, Sof HaOlam Smola) is a 2004 Israeli comedy drama film written, produced and directed by Avi Nesher and starring Netta Garti and Liraz Charhi.

It was the first film that Nesher made in Israel since Rage and Glory (1984) as he had made films in Hollywood in the intervening years.[1]

The film was a major commercial success in Israel and has since come to be regarded as a classic in the pantheon of Israeli cinema.[1]

Plot

The film takes place in a small Negev development town in 1968 and narrates the culture war of Moroccan and Indian olim, focusing on the relationship between two girls, Sarah Talkar and Nicole Shushan.[1]

Cast

Production

Outdoor scenes were filmed in Midreshet Ben-Gurion.

Reception

The film participated in international film festivals in the United States, Australia, India and European countries, and received several awards, including the Audience Award at the festival Taormina Film Fest and the Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival. In Israel, it won two Ophir Awards for Best Art Direction and Costume Design. It was also nominated for Best Actress, (Garty); Best Supporting Actress, (Charhi); Cinematography; and Soundtrack.[2]

Following its release in Israel, the film sold over 600,000 tickets, breaking box office records.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brown, Hannah (27 October 2026). Israeli modern classic film ‘Turn Left at the End of the World’ turns 20 The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved on 22 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Pinto, Goel (22 September 2004). Not the End of the World After All Haaretz. Retrieved on 22 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Israel's smash-hit decade The Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2010
  4. ↑ Israeli cinema has arrived Israel 21c, 25 March 2007
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