| The Kind Words | |
| Director: | Shemi Zarhin |
| Starring: | Rotem Zissman-Cohen Roy Assaf |
| Music: | Daniel Scott |
| Cinematography: | Ronald Plante |
| Editing: | Einat Glaser-Zarhin |
| Runtime: | 118 minutes |
| Country: | Israel Canada |
| Language: | Hebrew |
The Kind Words (Hebrew: המילים הטובות) is a 2015 Israeli drama film directed by Shemi Zarhin. It was nominated for Best Film at the 2015 Ophir Awards.[1] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
After the death of their mother, three Jewish Israeli siblings discover the man who raised them might not be their biological father. They plan to visit their aunt in France to learn the truth, but she evades their questions. Later, they find out the man they were looking is an Algerian, Maurice Leon, but he himself doesn't reveal who he his or his religion.
The Kind Words has a 78% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews[3] as well as 75% approval, based on 5 reviews on Metacritic.[4]