Turn Left at the End of the World

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

Turn Left at the End of the World
סוף העולם שמאלה
Directed by	Avi Nesher
Written by	Sara Ezer Avi Nesher Ruby Porat Shoval
Produced by	Samuel Hadida Avi Nesher Mickey Rabinowitz
Starring	Netta Garti Liraz Charhi
Cinematography	David Gurfinkel
Edited by	Marie-Pierre Renaud
Music by	Krishna Levy
Production company	Davis-Films
Distributed by	Metro Communications (Israel) Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Release date	24 March 2004 (2004-03-24)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Israel
Languages	Hebrew French English Hindi Judeo-Moroccan Arabic

Plot

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

Cast

• Netta Garti: Nicole Shushan
• Liraz Charhi: Sarah Talkar
• Aure Atika: Simone Toledano
• Ruby Porat-Shoval: Jeannette Shushan
• Kruttika Desai: Rachel Talkar
• Jean Benguigui: Isaac Shushan
• Parmeet Sethi: Roger Talkar
• British Cricket Player: Eyal Ben-Ze'ev

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. Following its release in Israel, the film sold over 600,000 tickets, breaking box office records.^[1][2]