Aviyas Sommer (1988): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1988, Aviyas Sommer is a drama and familie film directed by Eli Cohen, running about 95 minutes.

What it’s about. A young girl and her mother both carry the scars of their experiences during the holocaust in this drama from Israel. In 1951, Aviya is a ten-year-old girl being raised by her single mother, Henya, in a small village in Israel. Henya is a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp, and has come out of the experience considerably worse for wear; she's haunted by the memories of her past, and has become emotionally unstable. Circumstances for her and her daughter are hardly improved by the poverty of the newly wounded state of Israel, and their own difficult economic circumstances. Aviya, meanwhile, is obsessed with finding her missing father, and wonders if he might be the man who has just moved into their village. Henya, however, knows better, and knows why Aviya's father is never coming back to them.

Who’s in it. Aviyas Sommer stars Gila Almagor as Henya Aleksandrowicz, Kaipu Cohen as Aviya Aleksandrowicz, Eli Cohen as Max Gantz and Marina Rossetti as Lena Gantz, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Aviyas Sommer has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Aviyas Sommer page.

If you liked it. Fans of Aviyas Sommer tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.