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i film directed by Eli Cohen, based on a real murder story. It is known for being frequently used and taught in the Israeli education system

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, as well as the Israel Defense Forces

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 and Israel Prison Service

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Plot

The film is based on a real event in 1994, in which two 14-year-olds—Arbel Aloni and Moshe "Moshiko" Ben-Ivgi—murdered a taxi driver (named Derek Roth). In the film, their names have been changed to Ido Ben Ze'ev and Rafi, respectively. Ido comes from a wealthy family and acts as leader, while Rafi lives with his single mother and follows Ido.

The children start committing crimes such as vandalism and theft, with the knowledge of Ofer Reinitz, a police officer, and the school councilor, Naomi. They work together to put the children in juvenile jail, although Ido's father Gidi, who is a prominent lawyer and personal friend of Ofer's from the army, does not believe the accusations against his son and stops the children from being persecuted on several occasions. After they murder a taxi driver for thrills with an old revolver, both Ido and Rafi are arrested.

Cast

• Sharon Zur as Ofer
• Tony Tien as Ido
• Yitzhak Atzmon as Rafi
• Shmil Ben Ari
  Shmil Ben Ari
  Shmil Ben Ari is an Israeli actor, star of the award-winning TV series Meorav Yerushalmi , popular shows Like Zinzana, Merhav Yarkon, and Rechov Sumsum and films such as An Electric Blanket Named Moshe , Life According To Agfa, Lovesick on Nana Street, Nina's Tragedies and Yana's...
  
   as Gidi (Ido's father)
• Ahuva Keren as Naomi
• Momo Trelovski as superintendent Rubanenko

Screenings

The film was screened in the Jerusalem Film Festival

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 and in numerous film festivals abroad, including Brussels

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, Toronto

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, Palm Beach

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, Monte Carlo

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, San Francisco, Boston

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, Buffalo

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, St. Louis

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, Denver and Los Angeles

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. It was later run frequently on Israel's Channel 2

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