Ha-Ushpizin

Name: Ha-Ushpizin
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-11-25
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Shuli Rand, Michal Bat-Sheva Rand, Shaul Mizrahi, Ilan Ganani, Avraham Abutboul

IMDb ID: tt0426155 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.3 (2,159 votes)

Genres: Drama

An Orthodox Jewish couple's faith is tested after praying to the Lord for a child on the Succoth holiday.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: Ushpizin (English)
France: Ushpizin
United Kingdom: Ushpizin
United States: Ushpizin
World-wide: Ushpizin (English)
Poland: Goście
Serbia: Gosti
Israel: Ha-Ushpizin (Hebrew)
World-wide: Holy Guests (English, Alternative Title)
Mexico: Ushpizin, los invitados
Brazil: Visitantes (cable TV title)
Bulgaria: Гости (Bulgarian)
Russia: Ушпизин
Japan: ウシュピージーン (Japanese)
China: 客人 (Mandarin)
Holy GuestsContent RatingPGRelease Date2005-11-25Runtime90 minutesMetascore70IMDb Popularity0User Reviews47Critic Reviews32Countries / RegionsIsraelLanguagesHebrew
YiddishKeywordsguest
escaped prisoner
holiday
jewish
jerusalemFilming LocationsJerusalem, IsraelProduction CompaniesEddie King FilmsOfficial SitesOfficial site - http://www.ushpizin.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426155/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0426155.jpgUpdated At2025-02-27T22:00:13

Directors

Gidi Dar

Writers

Shuli Rand

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Shuli Rand | Character: Moshe
Actor: Michal Bat-Sheva Rand | Character: Malli Bellanga
Actor: Shaul Mizrahi | Character: Eliyahu Scorpio
Actor: Ilan Ganani | Character: Yossef
Actor: Avraham Abutboul | Character: Ben Baruch
Actor: Yonathan Danino | Character: Gabai
Actor: Daniel Dayan | Character: The Rabbi
Actor: Michael Weigel | Character: Ethrog Assessor
Actor: Daniel Rand | Character: Elazar
Actor: Yizhak Levkovits | Character: Charity
Actor: Shmuel Ovadia | Character: Wolf
Actor: Moti Ben Ishai | Character: Ederi

[Directors Group]
Name: Gidi Dar | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Shuli Rand | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ziv Ben-Tzvi | Role: Producer
Name: Rafi Bukai | Role: Producer
Name: Gidi Dar | Role: Producer
Name: Gadi Levy | Role: Producer
Name: Udi Lion | Role: Producer
Name: Shlomit Smadja | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Nathaniel Méchaly | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Amit Yasur | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Nadav Harel | Role: Editor
Name: Isaac Sehayek | Role: Editor

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Yochanan Kredo | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Alex Epstine | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chen Harpaz | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Adi Borkin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Seth Carmichael | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Greenman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dan O'Meara | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Rafi Bukai | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Ushpizin | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4175429913/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4175429913/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564218655121.mp4?Expires=1788425087&Signature=VL3z3wyTPDusE9pgp4L7UuTW1jm2U58FbQgGehV-v-1LlZwHT5o3WzCvrX3bDLL1HQ-yCsiNMqoq07PcuhXw0DZYj-ZPWUz8a4ZGvNbx7qUnuErv53JnhSBbHWu0c3by2SjQYvjVyQWwaAZp8~Js9u-ObepGJhw21trxEIbq0Xvnt2KSZ0kvg1-XuuwgTJqm~C-1eD4CgfZ7JQ8g3XmK19MTaNxwmyA6tRh0ggUhIA2DCBZ1gxjKQ0tQI3dN2NUSaDeghrKJSolv4ovpnJhXcG4vDYNIWG6tRyjFeeVJH3bwAyHmOKCqE8K7gYxBF-9sCWOOHbvg5rnw149WihHCGg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Ushpizin | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2734293273/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2734293273/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564230754345.mp4?Expires=1788425087&Signature=UkU94KvZd60i2rfQvCkox8L1Im0dVpr8g2ojx~Q5TgK12DvTsnFt7l23ZDHSE9gDjUp-0hILkb9v9RgF3ButM2JSPSDjeAUHgEIcaqE5YrsXRXzN0UQvhA3MaSOROKoEZ6geQckEiJfrfK9Jkpno9Qiyw6QTrmWS43ZlTJgbQtMKL~4YVWU0m7h3gORTvbd5G2hs55spgdYfP4uxaJw4ub7vAbjwrYxTJe6Cj~TeLlMT63FHY1DMh5fb0x5kEjbB2yFKMr0kGxXkAR3MSfSmd6DFuw7hxuz6gu87mifG30Sf4r4vgStgpxUoDAiKNFHieFhMsvhNtfow-7fEtDz7Mg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Israel: July 11, 2004 (Jerusalem Film Festival)
Israel: August 2004
United States: April 26, 2005 (Tribeca Film Festival)
China: June 13, 2005 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Brazil: September 23, 2005 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
Poland: October 7, 2005 (Warsaw Film Festival)
United States: October 19, 2005 (limited)
Hong Kong: November 12, 2005 (Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival)
United States: November 25, 2005
France: January 25, 2006 (Paris Israeli Film Festival)
Canada: February 10, 2006 (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Serbia: February 28, 2006 (Belgrade Film Festival)
United Kingdom: March 17, 2006
Singapore: April 26, 2006 (Israeli Film Festival)
France: October 11, 2006
Mexico: February 16, 2007

Awards

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