A-Maiseh
A surprising loyalty between a Holocaust survivor and his Filipino caretaker
The warm relationship between Mendel, an elderly Holocaust survivor, and his Filipino caretaker, Jose, is tested when Jose does not have a work permit and the police begin searching the neighborhood for illegal foreign workers.
A film by Yitzchak Sverdlov
Awards
Special Award, Jerusalem Film Festival 2002
Second Prize, Jewish Film Festival, Jerusalem 2002
Festivals
Jerusalem Film Festival 2002
Jewish Film Festival Jerusalem 2002
Gerona Film Festival, Spain 2003
International Student Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel 2004
Produced by Ma'aleh Film School
