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Or (My Treasure)

Name: Or (My Treasure)
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-06-29
Cast: Dana Ivgy, Ronit Elkabetz, Meshar Cohen, Katia Zinbris, Shmuel Edelman

2004 | 97 min | Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who loves a strong drama.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 37 min.
What might put you off: It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Or shoulders a lot: she's 17 or 18, a student, works evenings at a restaurant, recycles cans and bottles for cash, and tries to keep her mother Ruthie from returning to streetwalking in Tel Aviv. Ruthie calls Or "my treasure," but Ruthie is a burden. She's just out of hospital, weak, and Or has found her a job as a house cleaner. The call of the quick money on the street is tough for Ruthie to ignore. Or's emotions roil further when the mother of the youth she's in love with comes to the flat to warn her off. With love fading and Ruthie perhaps beyond help, Or's choices narrow.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
74% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$215K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Keren Yedaya

Dana IvgyOr
Ronit ElkabetzRuthie
Meshar CohenIdo
Katia ZinbrisRachel
Shmuel EdelmanShmuel
Lital DoronHigh School Student
Shaul EzerHaim
Tzhai HananAvi
Yuval SegalParty Host
Shelly SkandraniProstitute