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PICKLES (CHAMUTZIM)

Director:

  Dalit Kimor
  

Year Released:

  2006

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Almaza
  Fatma
  Samira
  Family Members
  Neighbors
Movie Haiku:Originally aired in the US on the PBS series “Wide Angle,” doc follows 8 Arab widows living in a town in northern Israel who obtain micro-loan to start a pickle factory. With no formal training & almost no community support, the women struggle as entrepreneurs, as mothers & as friends.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2007