Eskimo Limon (1978)

Director:

Boaz Davidson

Writers:

Boaz Davidson (writer)
Eli Tavor (writer)

Release Date:

21 April 1978 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

L'an holchim kshamisiba nigmira? (Where do you go when the party's over?)

Plot:

Bentzi, Momo, and Yuda'leh are three teenage boys growing up in 1950's Israel, which is not much different...

Plot Keywords:

1950s | Israel | Ice | Bicycle | Abortion

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Yftach Katzur	...	Benzi / Benji (as Yiftach Katzur)
Anat Atzmon	...	Nili
Jonathan Sagall	...	Momo / Bobbie (as Jonathan Segal)
Zachi Noy	...	Yudale / Hughie (as Zacki Noy)
Dvora Kedar	...	Benji's Mother Sonya (as Deborah Kaydar)
Ophelia Shtruhl	...	Stella (as Ophelia Shtrel)
Menashe Warshavsky	...	Benji's Father
Rachel Steiner	...	Bracha / Martha
Louis Rosenberg	...	Pharmacist
Yehoshua Luff	...	Ice Vendor
Avi Hadash		(as Avi Chadash)
Denise Bouzaglo	...	Hooker (as Dennis Bozaglo)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mira Birenbaum	...	Girl (uncredited)
Savich Goldreich	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Ariella Rabinovich	...	Girl at party (uncredited)
Rita Raish	...	Teacher (uncredited)

Directed by
Boaz Davidson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Boaz Davidson		writer
Eli Tavor		writer (as Eli Tabor)

Produced by
Yoram Globus	....	producer
Menahem Golan	....	producer

Cinematography by
Adam Greenberg

Film Editing by
Alain Jakubowicz

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eliezer Birenbaum	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist (1978-1988)
Peter Maxwell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eli Yarkoni	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Yoni Hamenachem	....	still photographer

Music Department
Domenico Modugno	....	composer: song "Ciao, Ciao Bambina"

Production Companies

• Noah Films

Distributors

• Chapel Distribution (2001) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• Greg Lynch Film Distributors (1980) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Irfan Film (1979) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Scotia (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Vimar Films (1978) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Trans World Entertainment (TWE) (USA) (dubbed)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Going All the Way (USA)
Lemon Popsicle

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-12 | UK:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (video re-rating) | Finland:K-16 | Israel:18 | USA:R | West Germany:12

Company:

Noah Films

Trivia:

When the film came out, 40% of Israel's population went to see it.

Quotes:

Benji's Mother: [about Benji] Ramek, your not going to let him leave the house dressed up like a gangster.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Ahava Tzeira (1987)

Soundtrack:

Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

beautiful movie - totally stunned!!!

Since my early teenage years the title of this movie was in my, and of course in everyone of my friends', ears. First to say, I always wanted to watch this film but never had the guts to do so back then. Haven forgotten the title as years passed, I'm now 23 years old and just watched it for the first time - and I have to say, I'm totally stunned! The story line is very down to earth and pure realistic; I would guess about 90% of everyone watching this movie has had some of the same experience in his early teenage years. So don't get it wrong: this isn't comedy or a sex-film at all; it's pure drama - and when you know this in forehand, you will get, what you are searching for. I've read many reviews about people comparing this movie to American Pie and other modern teenage-movies. You shouldn't do that. This film is very far above the ones named and totally in another category - you cannot compare such two extremely different movies with another! As for the acting: even though for some scenes, you normally should dislike some of the characters, you will love them anyway. Reason is that you know what happens is so realistic, you could have been any of the characters yourself. And this is what makes the movie worth 10 stars! Open your memory-box and take a time-warp back to when you were 15 (in case you were 15 in the early '90s or earlier).