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For My Father is a israelien film of genre Drama directed by Dror Zahavi released in USA on 1 january 2008 with Michael Moshonov
For My Father (2008)
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Add to a movie listFor My Father (Hebrew: סוף שבוע בתל אביב, translit. Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv) is a 2008 Israeli drama film directed by Dror Zahavi. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Michael Moshonov
(Shlomi)
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