Hummus Curry
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Documentary / Travel/ Spiritualism / India
Directors: Noam Pinchas & Yoni Zigler
Runtime: 58 Min
Language: English, Hebrew, Indian. English Subtitled
For many years now, travelling to India has been a rite of passage in Israeli life.
We hear so much about the Israelis in India that we sometimes forget there are actually Indians living there. Hummus Curry offers an intimate look into the lives of the local Indians living in a small village packed with Israeli tourists.Up in the Himalaya Mountains resides the village of Bhagsu, the rainiest place in all of India. During the hard winter the rain never stops & Bhagsu does not get a whiff of tourism.Kala Kumar (28), feeling bored, spends the slow monsoon days with his family, doing little within the fresh brick walls of his new guesthouse. In April the sun comes out for the first time and Bhagsu is awakened to life. Another season starts and the village is flooded with Israeli backpackers once again. Shoresh Singh (22) buzzes around the many Israelis filling his small shack, serving them the famous Israeli dish - ‘Jachnon-Hamin’. Just like the average Israeli, he never stops complaining about his business, speaking in broken Hebrew, quoting lines taken from Israeli cult movies he's never seen. In one of the restaurants we meet Gopal Sharma (29), a charming waiter who gets along easily with the Israeli girls, especially with Shirley, with whom he's flirting at the restaurant's counter. Is there a chance for a love affair between the Hummus and the Curry or will Shirley lose her courage and leave just like the others? Will Shoresh win the battle against the local Jewish missionaries in the war of who will host the greatest Israeli New-Year’s dinner? How does the presence of the new houseguests affect Kala & his family, especially the relationship between him and his newly wed wife - a relationship that slowly unfolds during the film? Hummus Curry contains no interviews and the presence of the camera goes unfelt. This viewing experience takes us through intimate, funny and moving scenes that surprise the viewers time and time again. Rain drops turn into tear drops and we are given a unique opportunity to see the Israeli culture, through the eyes of the Indians.
Festivals: The 8th Jerusalem Jewish film festival
Producers: Arik Bernstein & Yariv Moser
Directors: Noam Pinchas & Yoni Zigler
Script Writers: Noam Pincahs & Yoni Zigler
Cinematographers: Noam Pincahs & Yoni Zigler
Broadcaster: Channel 8 - Israel
Editor: Yuval Erez
Website: http://hummuscurry.com
IMDB: Hummus Curry
This Video is Tagged With:
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I laughed my ass off… the Indian guy who speaks fluent Hebrew is so funny, and kind of sad at the same time…
Reccommended!
Though I’ve never been to India, this movie certainly made me want to go. I never knew that so many Israelis actually visit there but after watching this film I can understand why. India and the Indian have a different pace to things and that gives it its special flavor of curry-hummus. At least if you go to Bagsu where you’ll find all the Israelis.
Wow! I loved this movie! I remember visiting Bagsu and Daramsalla. I love north India and the Indian people. Still what’s great about this movie is that while showing the funny sides of the Israeli invasion to India, it also touches you in the most spiritual way. A must see movie and a must go country:)
An impossible mixture giving the best of flavours. Indians and Israelis come together in a story about love, travel and the search for inner peace. And the best thing is that it’s a documentary so you know it’s real!