The Wonders

The Wonders A Film by: Avi Nesher (Israel, 2012, 112 Minutes, Color, Hebrew, English subtitles, Cast: Adir Miller, Ori Hizkiah, Yehuda Levi, Yuval Scharf, Efrat Gosh)

Inspired by a true story, Avi Nesher’s film The Wonders combines genres, moods and influences – everything from film noir to Alice in Wonderland – to create a unique and compelling movie that mixes mystery, comedy, psychological thriller, political intrigue and romance.

The complex relationship between a Jerusalem street artist and a mysterious, modern-day prophet being held prisoner in an abandoned apartment across the alleyway.

FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS
• TIFF 2013
• The Philadelphia Film Festival 2013
• Zagreb Israeli Film Festival 2013
• Moscow JFF 2013
• Philadelphia Israeli 2013
• Cherry Hill Volvo JFF 2013
• Palm Springs IFF 2014
• East Bay JFF 2014
• Denver JFF 2014
• Atlanta JFF 2014
• Jewish Cinema South, Jackson MS 2014
• Houston Museum of Fine Arts 2014
• National Center for Jewish Film 2014
• Seattle JFF 2014
• Washington JFF 2014
• Weschester JFF 2014
• Nice JFF 2014
• Austin JFF 2014
• Maine JFF 2014
• Northern NJ JFF 2014
• Dublin Jameson IFF 2014
• The Avalon, DC 2014
• Silicon Valley JFF 2014
• Buffalo JFF 2014
• Ottawa JCC 2014
• National Center for Jewish Film's Annual Festival, Boston 2014
• Evelyn Rubinstein JCC 2014
• Winnipeg JFF 2014
• SERET London 2014
• Portland JFF 2014
• Salt Lake City JFF 2014
• Shalom Europa Strasbourg 2014
• Brazil Israeli Film Festival 2014
• Caracas JFF 2014
• Australia JFF 2014
• Gold Coast Int'l Film Festival 2014
• Sonoma County JFF 2014
• Embassy of Israel in Singapore 2014
• Columbus JFF 2014
• Baton Rouge JFF 2014
• Sid Jacobson JCC 2014
• Central NJ JCC 2014
• Vienna JFF 2014
• Los Angeles Israel Film Festival 2014
• Weinstein JCC 2015
• Tikvat Israel Congregation, Washington DC 2015
• Wesleyan University Israeli Film Festival 2015
• Palm Beach Israeli Film Series 2015
• North Suburban Synagogue Beth El 2015
• Embassy of Israel in Abidjan 2015
• Jewish Film Club Vienna 2015
• UW Hillel, Madison WI 2015
• Ann Arbor JCC 2015
• BYU International Cinema 2015
• JW3 London 2015
• Fort Lauderdale JFF 2015
• Molodist IFF 2015
* Copenhagen JFF 2016
* Festival of Tolerance 2017
* Vancouver JFF
* Embassy of Abidjan
• Indiana University 2019
• Monterrey IFF 2019
•West London Synagogue 2021

RELATED LINKS
Variety
Jerusalem Post
Hadassah Magazine
JPost Magazine