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A group of young dancers from Ashdod dream of winning the Breakdance World Championship. While preparing for the competition, they face a gruelling social reality of great adversity and alienation. Mixer, 27, supports his family and tries to care for his younger siblings who are forced to live with their alcoholic mother. Potter, 21, is a soldier striving to keep his dream of dancing alive while being the sole caretaker of his sick mother. Despite their harsh reality, the dancers  keep going. Despair is a luxury they cannot afford.

Screening attended by the director, followed by a breakdance special by the film's stars

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The Dreamers From Babylon

Dir.: Roman Shomonov, 90 min., Israel, 2016

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