Mr. Baum
- Original title
- Mar Baum (Mr. Baum)
- Year
- 1997
- Running time
- 92 min.
- Country
- Israel
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Assi Dayan
- Gil Alon
- Shira Geffen
- Idan Alterman
- Tomer Sharon
- Rivka Neuman
- Sarit Seri
- Natan Zahavi
- Shirly Brener
- Yosef Carmon
- Karin Ophir
- Shahar Sorek
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Israel-France;
- Genre
- Comedy. Drama
- Synopsis
- The third and final installment in the comic trilogy about contemporary Israeli life that begins with Life According to Agfa. Assi Dayan wrote, directed, and starred in the titular role. Mr. Baum is a balding advertising executive who spends more time working to advertise purple sunglasses than he does with his own family. But suddenly he is forced to reexamine his life after a doctor tells him that he has an "aggressive" brain tumor and will die in 90 minutes
- Awards
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1997: Chicago International Film Festival: Best Feature1997: Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema: Golden Palm1997: Awards of Israeli Film Academy: 2 Awards (Best Screenplay & Actor). 6 nomin.
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