Mivtza Savta

Operation Grandma (Hebrew: מבצע סבתא, Mivtza Savta) is a short 1999 Israeli satirical comedy about the military and kibbutz life directed by Dror Shaul. It was filmed on Kibbutz Yakum and based on the funeral of Esther Shaul (sister of Israel Galili). Esther was Dror's grandmother who was buried in Kibbutz Kissufim where Shaul was born and raised.

Operation Grandma
Film poster
Directed byDror Shaul
Written byDror Shaul
Produced byAnat Bikel
Uri Sabag
StarringRami Heuberger
Ami Smolartchik
Tzach Spitzen
CinematographyYaron Scharf
Edited byTal, Era Lapid, Tzachi Kelin
Music byYishay Amir
Distributed byIsrael Cable Programming (ICP)
Release date
2000
Running time
51 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

Plot

Three very different brothers – Alon (34), a no-nonsense Israeli Army officer; Benni (30), a brilliant electrician; and Idan (22), a wimpy field trip guide – navigate obstacles in an attempt to bury their beloved grandmother in the cemetery of her kibbutz, the fictional Asisim. Because Alon has a secret security operation set for that same day, they have to work on a tight schedule, so he plans it like a military operation (hence the title). A series of mistakes and mishaps complicate things.

Cast
  • Rami Heuberger as Alon "Krembo" Sagiv
  • Ami Smolartchik as Benni Sagiv
  • Tzach Spitzen as Idan Sagiv
  • Einat Weitzman as Hagit
  • Rozina Cambos as Deborah
  • Hugo Yarden as Sergio
  • Danielle Miller as Christine
  • Pablo Salzman as Claudio
  • Gabriel Troisgros as Patrick
  • Davida Karol as Haya Sagiv
  • Eyal Rozales as Gabby
  • Rotem Abuhab as Shirly
  • Efron Etkin as Meir Cohen

Critical reception

The film won a 2000 Ophir Award in the television drama category. Haaretz called it "one of the most successful Israeli comedies ever seen on the small screen",[1] and the film has achieved cult film status in that country.[2]

References
  1. Aviva Lori (29 September 2006), "Child of the Dream", Haaretz (retrieved 13 November 2012).
  2. Amos Harel (4 August 2003), "Analysis / Hudna intoxication", Haaretz (retrieved 13 November 2012).


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