Tootsie meets Raining Stones: Up-and-coming performer Worko aka Kai [Zvika Hizikias) — a member of Israel’s marginalized Ethiopian community — is being pursued by loan sharks, so in order to evade them, he flees back to his old ‘hood, “goes underground” posing as a woman, and gets a job facilitating Ethiopian women’s empowerment workshops at the local community center, where he falls for his female coworker, Alsech [Elza Almo]. The Ashkenazi community center director [Lirit Balaban] makes herself out to be a tireless advocate for the surrounding Ethiopian community, while she actually has no respect for their plight and condescends to them at every turn. Meanwhile a local Ethiopian has been hired by one of the loan sharks to find Worko, which after many failed attempts, he finally does, leading to near-tragedy. It all works out, but not before Worko imperils his hapless uncle and clueless immigrant mother [Tehila Yeshayahu Agada]. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 5.5/10 | |
Released: | December 27, 2018 | |
Runtime: | 94 min | |
Genres: | Drama Comedy | |
AKA: | Lady Titi | |
Countries: | Israel | |
Companies: | United King Films LightStream Israel Abayenesh Production | |
Cast: | Zvika Hizikias Elsa Almo Tehila Yeshayahu-Adega Beyene Gethon | |
Crew: | Esti Almo | |
DaniBl : This could have been so much better if it wasn't so stereotypical. They put too much focus...