Vasermil (2007): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2007, Vasermil is a drama film directed by Mushon Salmona, running about 93 minutes.

What it’s about. Vasermil tells the story of three teenagers who live in the same tough neighborhood, growing up in an unforgiving environment, pinning their hopes on football as a way out. Shlomi lives with his widowed mother, little sister, and step-father and works as a pizza delivery boy. Adiel, of Ethiopian descent, has to look after his young brother and sick mother. Dima, a new immigrant from Russia, has a father who is unemployed and a mother who works as a cleaning lady. The three teens are recruited by the coach of the local football team. Learning to work together as a team is the key to success in the tournament and success in the tournament means getting noticed by the scouts of the local football empire. In order to win the tournament they will have to play as a team, overcome their differences, get over their sense of inferiority and prejudice.

Who’s in it. Vasermil stars Avinoam Blumenkrantz as Matan, Benni Adega as Jonathan, Edna Fanta as Naomi and Oksana Sokol as Natalia.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, Vasermil has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Chai Flicks. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Vasermil page.

If you liked it. Fans of Vasermil tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.