This film is a bit of a "documentary within a documentary" as Mr. Mograbi is hired by a producer to do a film on Israel's 50th anniversary celebration. After one check is cut and filming begins, high unemployment figures come out in the press. The producer feels he should take some money and build a factory to provide employment - but all he and Mograbi know is films, so he cuts a second check for Mograbi to do a film on injustices which might highlight the need for reforms.
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Happy Birthday Mr. Mograbi
1999 77 min. Hebrew English subtitles. short synopsis A documentary filmmaker is hired to make a film about the 50th anniversary of the state of Israel. In the ...
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