Scaffolding

A tough and moving educational drama.
-- Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter

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Scaffolding

Seventeen-year-old Asher has always been the impulsive troublemaker, from primary school through junior high and high school. It’s hard for him to concentrate in class, and he is compelled by a lot of rage and violence; yet he is also endowed with a considerable amount of charm and street wisdom. While his strict father sees him as a natural successor to the family’s scaffolding business, Asher finds a different masculine role model. Torn between the two worlds, Asher looks for a chance for a new life and new identity. When a sudden tragedy occurs, he has to take the ultimate test of maturity.

Festivals: Cannes, TIFF, Philadelphia, Chicago

Director: Matan Yair
Writer: Matan Yair
Stars: Asher Lax, Ami Smolartchik, Yaacov Cohen
Not Rated
Genre
Drama, LGBT, Jewish Culture
Runtime
92
Language
Hebrew
Director
Matan Yair
Writer(s)
Matan Yair
Cast
Ami Smolartchik, Yaacov Cohen
FEATURED REVIEW
Craig Mathieson, The Sunday Age

From the unexpectedly cool colour palette to the observations on class and Jewish immigration, writer/director Matan Yair's worthy coming of age drama manages to reveal contemporary Israel in a different light while focusing on an unsettled young protagonist. For 17-year-old Asher (Asher Lax), high ...

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