Hagiga B'Snuker

95 minutesCountryIsraelLanguageHebrew

Hagiga B'Snuker (Hebrew: חגיגה בסנוקר, lit. Party at the Snooker; originally simply Snooker) is a 1975 Israeli classic Bourekas films, which has achieved cult following. The movie was directed by Boaz Davidson and stars Israeli comedians Ze'ev Revach, Yehuda Barkan and Yosef Shiloah.

Cast

• Yehuda Barkan – Gavriel (Gavri) Levi/Azriel Levi (Hebrew: גבריאל\עזריאל)
• Ze'ev Revach – Hannukah (Hebrew: חנוכה)
• Yosef Shiloach – Salvador (Hebrew: סלבדור)
• Nitza Shaul – Yona (Hebrew: יונה)
• Tuvia Tzafir – Mushon (Hebrew: מושון)
• Yaakov Banai – Rabbi Yosef Shemesh
• Arieh Elias – Halfon (Hebrew: חלפון)
• Abraham Ronai [he] – The contractor (Hebrew: הקבלן)
• Talia Shapira – Riki (Hebrew: ריקי)
• Music by Matti Caspi

Plot

The story is about two twin brothers, Azriel and Gavriel (both played by Yehuda Barkan). Azriel is a shy and religious Jew who works in a fruit shop in Jaffa. Gavriel is a hoodlum and hustler who runs a snooker bar. Gavriel and his friend Hanuka make easy money by swindling innocent people into gambling on snooker games. One day Gavriel is forced to renew contact with his brother, because he is in trouble with a gangster who won the bet on a snooker game, and the only way to pay is by selling the family estate which is co-owned by the two brothers.

See also

• Charlie Ve'hetzi

External links

• "Hagiga BaSnuker" - The full film is available on VOD on the website for the Israel Film Archive - Jerusalem Cinematheque
• Hagiga B'Snuker at IMDb
• Festival at the Poolroom (Hagiga B'Snuker )1975 DVD-Israeli movie