Shiva is a 2008 Israeli drama film, also known by its English title as 7 Days, by Ronit Elkabetz

Ronit Elkabetz

Ronit Elkabetz is an Israeli actress and filmmaker. She works in both Israeli and French cinema. She has won three Ophir Awards and has received a total of seven nominations.- Biography :...

 and Shlomi Elkabetz. It is the second feature to be directed by the siblings, following 2004's To Take a Wife

To Take a Wife

To Take a Wife is a 2004 drama film. It is the directorial debut of veteran actress, Ronit Elkabetz who also stars in the film...

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Plot

For seven days a large family of Moroccan descent observes the Jewish mourning ritual of Shiva when a brother dies. Living together again reveals many tensions and conflicts between family members. Amidst the tensions, the Gulf War

Gulf War

The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...

 rages in the background.

Cast

• Ronit Elkabetz
  Ronit Elkabetz
  Ronit Elkabetz is an Israeli actress and filmmaker. She works in both Israeli and French cinema. She has won three Ophir Awards and has received a total of seven nominations.- Biography :...
  
   as Vivianne
• Albert Lluz as Meir
• Yaël Abecassis
  Yael Abecassis
  Yael Abecassis is an Israeli actress and model. She married Israeli actor Lior Miller in 1996 and has one child. They divorced in 2003. Abecassis is the daughter of Raymonde Abecassis, a Moroccan-born Israeli actress.- Career:...
  
   as Lili
• Simon Abkarian
  Simon Abkarian
  Simon Abkarian is a French-Armenian actor.Born in Gonesse, Val d'Oise, of Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon. He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theater company managed by Gerald Papazian. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris...
  
   as Eliau
• Hana Laszlo as Ita
• Moshe Ivgy
  Moshe Ivgy
  Moshe Ivgy is a Moroccan-born Israeli actor and director.-Biography:Moshe Ivgy was born in Casablanca, Morocco. He was married to actress Irit Sheleg. Their daughter Dana Ivgy is also an actress...
  
   as Haim
• Keren Mor as Ilana
• Alon Aboutboul as Itamar

Reception

The Jerusalem Post described it as a "beautifully acted, carefully thought out and heartfelt story".