For My Father
Tarek is a man on a mission. He’s disillusioned, he’s angry,
and he’s wired to go off in a crowded Tel Aviv marketplace.
But when his faulty detonation switch fails, Tarek is
stranded in a neighborhood during Shabbat, waiting for a
replacement part from Mr. Katz, owner of the local fix-it
shop. Katz offers Tarek a place to spend the night, and in
exchange, he agrees to patch a hole in Katz’s roof. In the
interim, he meets a young, attractive shopkeeper who is
estranged from her family, and learns, perhaps for the first
time, what it means to care for someone who shares
neither his religious beliefs, nor his politics.
In that short 48 hours, getting to know these endearing
new friends puts a human face on Tarek’s mission, and forces
him to re-examine his motives. In its own subtle and
sympathetic way, "For My Father" demonstrates that there
is more than one side to every story, and that if one is willing
to stop and listen, there is always another way.


Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH