Film

The Children of USSR

2007 · 1h 36m · Crime · Drama · Romance

You came from Russia to Israel. Are you ready to show everybody that you are a winner and fight for your right to live there?

IMDb

7.3

A group of young immigrants from Soviet Union live in a provincial Israeli town. In their new homeland the only person who follows them closely is the local policeman, family ties are wearing out day by day, and they do everything to mess their lives up, transforming their anxiety to get a new social standing in violence and robbery. Will they be able to build a soccer team and win the local championship? Will sport help them to recover self-esteem and prove to everyone that they are not doomed to live as criminals?

Daniel Bruck

Slava

Vladimir Friedman

Viktor the Coach (as Vladimir Freedman)

Shaul Mizrahi

Mashiah

Tamara Klayngon

Svetlana

Salim Daw

Policeman

Vitali Friedland

Kostyl'

Arthur Marchenko

Banochka

Shaul Mizrahi

Mashiah

• Feliks GerchikovDirector · Writer
• Ayidin Ali-ZadeWriter
• Mirit TooviProducer
• Ayelet ImbermanExecutive Producer
• Amnon ZlayetDirector of Photography
• Arkadi DuchinOriginal Music Composer
• Yoram MandelEditor
• Tali Helter-ShenkarEditor
• Tal LifshitzCasting

Release date

June 6, 2007

Status

Released

Original language

Hebrew

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Romance