Full Gas is another sign of the vitality of the Israeli industry. While there were many genre movies in the 1960s and 1970s, this kind of popular and profitable filmmaking went into decline for decades as arthouse movies predominated. But in the last few years, the genre film industry here has experienced a renaissance, with the recent success of comedies like Mossad and Maktub, as well as comic adventure films such as 4 X 4 (an Israeli version of The Hangover set in Sinai) and The Last Band in Lebanon. There have even been Israeli zombie movies such as JeruZalem, Cannon Fodder and Another World, as well as children’s hits such as Abulele.Full Gas will mark the return of the popular young actor Tuval Shafir to the big screen. He is best known for playing Yonatan in the Galis television series and movies, and also for appearing in the show, Ha-Shminiya. He proved he could act when he played the lead in Avi Nesher’s 2010 drama, The Matchmaker, which exemplifies how Israeli actors move seamlessly between crowd-pleasing dramas and more serious films. The cast of Full Gas includes Kevin Rubin, Naya Bienstock, Zohar Liba, Ori Pfeffer (Hacksaw Ridge) and Eden Saban.