Sallah Shabati (1964)

Directors

Ephraim Kishon

Cast

Chaim Topol, Geula Nuni, Gila Almagor, Shraga Friedman, Zaharira Harifai

The story

The film begins with Sallah Shabati, a Mizrahi Jewish immigrant, arriving in Israel by plane with his family: his very pregnant wife, an ancient female relative, and seven children. Upon arrival, he is taken to live in a ma'abara, or transit camp, where he and his family are given a broken-down, one-room shack to live in. The rest of the film follows Sallah's many attempts to earn enough money to purchase an apartment in a nearby new housing development.

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