Sweets (2013)

5.2/10 132 min Comedy Crime Drama

Overview

Salah, an Israeli-Arab enterpriser, strives to bring happiness for the children of the Arab sector in Israel by opening a new chain of candy stores. 'The Firm', an Israeli corporation headed by Klausner , that controls Israeli candy market, resent Salah on his former business move - taking control over the Israeli market of Turkish coffee. Klausner sees the new business initiative of Salah as a real threat, not only a business one but also a cultural and a political one, even a real challenge against Zionism itself. In a disguise of a Business struggle the story reveals moral dilemmas and a cultural struggle: the Arab businessman trying to integrate in Modern Israel against the dominant Zionist culture.

Cast

Moni Moshonov

Menashe Noy

Makram J. Khoury

Michael Sarne

The German

Jameel Khoury

Sweets Smuggler

Shmuel Vilozni

Klausner

Ezra Kafri

August

Sarah Adler

Klaudia

Svetlana Norbayeva

Natasha's Mother

Danny Geva

Young August

Itay Tiran

Obstetrician

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