My Father My Lord

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My Father My Lord or Summer Vacation is a 2007 Israeli film directed by David Volach, a former Israeli Haredi. It won the Founder's Award for Best Narrative Film at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Rabbi Avraham and his wife Esther have one son, Menachem, whose birth they regard as miraculous. Menachem's curiosity about the world is repeatedly stymied by his father, who in one instance forces him to rip up an "idolatrous" picture. Foreshadowed by an instance of Shiluach haken a trip to the Dead Sea, the eponymous "summer vacation.

Directed by David Volach

Produced by Eyal Shiray

Written by David Vollach

Cinematography Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov

Edited by Haim Tabacmen

Distributed by Kino International Corp.

Release dates April 29, 2007 (Tribeca Film Festival) August 23, 2007 (Israel)

Running time 73 minutes

Country Israel

Language Hebrew

Cast

Assi Dayan – Rabbi Avraham