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Dear Mr. Waldman

Set in early-1960s Tel Aviv, this coming-of-age story centers on 10-year-old Hilik and his struggle to help heal the emotional wounds of his father, who hasn't recovered from losing his elder son at Auschwitz. Still in denial, Moishe believes his son escaped and is now President Kennedy's aide. To help his father move on and gain the father-son relationship he sorely needs, Hilik puts Moishe's love to the test.

1h 30m2006TMDb 7.3

Hebrew

Crew and Cast

Storyline

Set in early-1960s Tel Aviv, this coming-of-age story centers on 10-year-old Hilik and his struggle to help heal the emotional wounds of his father, who hasn't recovered from losing his elder son at Auschwitz. Still in denial, Moishe believes his son escaped and is now President Kennedy's aide. To help his father move on and gain the father-son relationship he sorely needs, Hilik puts Moishe's love to the test.

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Info

Original title
מכתבים לאמריקה
Status
Released
Released
28 December 2006
Runtime
1h 30m
TMDB score
7.3 / 10 (6 votes)

Production

Director
Hanan Peled
Writers
Hanan Peled
Studios
Open Doors Films, Israeli Film Fund
Countries
Israel

Languages

Original
Hebrew
Spoken
Hebrew