The Ophir Awards will be presented at a ceremony on September 16 in Tel Aviv.
Seven Blessings now becomes Israel’s official selection for consideration for a Best International Feature nomination at the Oscars.
Relatively few movies directed by women and few films about Mizrahi Jews have won the Ophir Award in recent years, and this will give Seven Blessings an edge.
Seven Blessings focuses on a Moroccan family in Israel and shows how tradition can be used in a particularly twisted and damaging way.
The members of Zehu Ze! began performing together on the government broadcasting channel in 1978 and continued until 1998, then returning during the pandemic.
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