The Beetle

Hachipusheet

(Israel, 2008, 70 mins)

digital video

Midwest Premiere

writer, producer: Yishai Orian
cinematographer: Yair Sagi
editor: Shiri Brchard
original score: Tal Yardeni

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• Trailer

There’s just no way Yishai is going to be able to keep his beloved Volkswagen Beetle, now that his wife is pregnant. It’s a 40-year-old piece of junk, really. Totally unsafe to drive around the streets of Tel Aviv, even without a baby seat. It’s got to go. So when Yishai decides to send off his car by interviewing the previous owners, things get complicated. He learns of the loves and lives that this little Beetle has seen — perhaps these are paternal rustlings growing a little more intense now that he’s anticipating his own child. Try as he must, and as his wife demands, he cannot get bear to part with his wheels. The only way to save this car — which stalls out even on its emissions test — is a complete overhaul. Winner, Audience Award, 2008 Hot Docs; IDFA, Big Sky film festivals.

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