The movie is a riveting look at a troubled, brilliant, and very endearing teenage boy, Uri (Gilad Lederman, in an amazing movie debut), who has a hugely challenging family situation.
Film about Moroccan family in 1990s Jerusalem wins 10 awards, will represent Israel at Oscar; actress wears gown depicting bullet hole and blood in solidarity with violence victims
Relatively few movies directed by women and few films about Mizrahi Jews have won the Ophir Award in recent years, and this will give Seven Blessings an edge.