What a Wonderful Place

Thu 19 Apr. 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21215. Robin RoseSamuels, 410.542.4900, x271. Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore - [email][events]

William and Irene Weinberg Family Baltimore Jewish Film Festival Apr 19, 2007 Department: Arts & Culture Location and Time: Gordon Center For Performing Arts Film: What a Wonderful Place Cost: $9/person For More Information Contact: Claudine Davison, 410.542.4900, x239 Tonight's Show: What a Wonderful Place Israel 2005; Director: Eyal Halfon Hebrew with English subtitles; 104 min.

A conflicted ex-cop, Franco (Uri Gavriel), is reduced to human trafficking on the Israeli border. His life is routine until he starts to care for Jana, one of the female illegal immigrants whom he has sold to a gangster named Boss. Gripping subplots are deftly woven into this story, raising questions about the ever-changing faces of Israel and the reality of the foreign workers smuggled into the country and living on the edge of society.

Winner of four Israeli Academy Awards and Israel’s 2005 Oscar submission for Best Foreign Film

Guest Speaker: Jennifer Lazlo-Mizrahi, Founder & President of the Israel Project
Honored Guest: Tamar Mayer, Cultural Attaché, Embassy of Israel