: Much of the dialogue is in Judaeo-Georgian , a rare dialect that many cast members had to learn specifically for the production.
Directed by the late (a celebrated playwright and screenwriter known for The Summer of Aviya ), Matana MiShamayim arrived in Israeli theaters in the late spring of 2003. The plot revolves around a fractured secular family living in a dusty neighborhood of Tel Aviv. When the elderly, devoutly religious matriarch (played by the legendary Gila Almagor ) comes to visit for the Sabbath, she brings with her an unexpected "gift from heaven"—a mysterious suitcase that contains not money or jewels, but her past. Matana MiShamayim -2003- DVDRip