Nina's Tragedies
Original title: Ha-Asonot Shel Nina
“A Very Sad Comedy”
2003 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by Savi Gabizon
Cast
Ayelet Zurer 
Yoram Hattab Alon Aboutboul Aviv Elkabeth Anat Waxman Shmil Ben Ari
Plot
A teenage boy in Israel whose father has died falls in love with his beautiful aunt Nina, a widow, in a comic and tragic family story.
Sinekatalog’s take
A funny, bittersweet coming-of-age story.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (844 votes)
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