The Matchmaker (2010 film)

The Matchmaker (, lit. "Once I Was") is a 2010 Israeli film written, directed and produced by Avi Nesher, based on the novel When Heroes Fly by award-winning author Amir Gutfreund.  It premiered as an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and later that year won the Silver Plaque award at the Chicago International Film Festival.  It received seven nominations for Israel’s Ophir Awards in 2010, including Best Picture, where Adir Miller also won in the Best Actor category and Maya Dagan won in the Best Actress category.

Cast
Tuval Shafir as Arik Burstein
Adir Miller as Yankel Braiyd
Maya Dagan as Clara Epstein
Dror Keren as Meir the Librarian
Dov Navon as Yozi Burstein
Yarden Bar-Kochva as Nili Burstein
Neta Porat as Tamara
Bat-El Papura as Sylvia
Kobi Faraj as Moshe Abadi
Yael Leventhal as Tikva Abadi
Tom Gal as Benny Abadi
Eyal Shechter as Arik Burstein (adult)
Yaakov Bodo as Adv. Segalson
Eli Yatzpan as Uncle Nadgi

Soundtrack
 Yehezkel – The High Windows
 Yona Paamona
 White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
 Sunshine of your Love – Cream

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Category:2010 films
Category:Hebrew-language films
Category:Israeli films
Category:Films directed by Avi Nesher
Category:Films scored by Philippe Sarde
Category:Films based on Israeli novels
Category:Films set in 1968
Category:Films set in 2006
Category:Films set in Haifa