THREE MOTHERS -”שלוש אמהות”

Alexandria 1942: Two excited new parents, wealthy Egyptian-Jews, welcome King Farouk into their home. The king comes to bless their new daughters, baby triplets. The triplets, who had been living a charmed life, suddenly lose their mother in one of the epidemics that swept Alexandria. Later, when the political fortunes change in Egypt, they are forced to leave their riches behind and immigrate to Israel with their father. Sixty years later, the turbulent events of their extraordinary lives have clouded the sisters’ relationships with secrets and lies. In a final attempt to clear their guilty consciences, they confront their ghosts and memories to seek forgiveness. “Three Mothers” is an emotionally charged and tender drama about “sisters who stuck together and sacrificed their husbands and children for their love for each other, because they had no other way.” This film is a stunningly beautiful, evocative tale of family relationships at their best and worst

Director: Dina Zvi-Riklis
Israel, 2006.
Hebrew, Arabic, and French with subtitles.
Color
Starring Gila Almagor and Rivka Raz.
Length: 105 Min.
Drama

Winner of the Special Prize Award at the 2006 Jerusalem Film Festival.