Lena

Overview

The story of a woman trying to free her husband from a Russian prison camp. She lives in Israel, organizes strikes, and gains public and press support. But her public life begins to clash with her private life as she falls in love with a Hebrew teacher. This causes tensions in her family and the Israeli Russian community. Her love for the teacher, desire to end her heroic public obligations, and live her own life compose her tragedy.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1980

Original language

Hebrew

Spoken languages

Hebrew, Russian

Countries

Israel

Production

Lena Films Ltd.

Cast

Rahel Tolin,Ruth Geller,Yitzhak Klepter,Olga Triggerman,Savich Goldreich,Boris Svidensky,Boris Botwinick,Yitzhak Keshet,Doval'e Glickman,Fira Kantorand 2 more

Director

Eitan Green

Producer

Nissim Dayan

Budget

$100,000

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0081042