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The Matchmaker (Hebrew: פעם הייתי, lit. "Once I Was") is a 2010 Israeli film written, directed and produced by Avi Nesher, based on the novel When Heroes Fly by award-winning author Amir Gutfreund. It premiered as an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and later that year won the Silver Plaque award at the Chicago International Film Festival. It received seven nominations for Israel’s Ophir Awards in 2010, including Best Picture, where Adir Miller also won in the Best Actor category and Maya Dagan won in the Best Actress category.
Original Release
06/24/2010
US Release
08/24/2010
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Adir Miller | Yankele Bride |
| Maya Dagan | Clara Epstein |
| Dror Keren | Meir the Librarian |
| Tuval Shafir | Arik Burstein |
| Neta Porat | Tamara |
| Bat-El Papura | Sylvia |
| Dov Navon | Yozi Burstein |
| Yarden Bar-Kochba | Nili Burstein |
| Yael Levental | Tikva Abadi |
| Kobi Farag | Moshe Abadi |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Adir Miller | Yankele Bride |
| Maya Dagan | Clara Epstein |
| Dror Keren | Meir the Librarian |
| Tuval Shafir | Arik Burstein |
| Neta Porat | Tamara |
| Bat-El Papura | Sylvia |
| Dov Navon | Yozi Burstein |
| Yarden Bar-Kochba | Nili Burstein |
| Yael Levental | Tikva Abadi |
| Kobi Farag | Moshe Abadi |
| Tom Gal | Benny Abadi |
| Eli Yatzpan | Uncle Nadgi |
| Eyal Shehter | Arik Burstein (Adult) |
| Ya'ackov Bodo | Advocate Segelson |
| Tair Leah Arad | Michal Abadi |
| Ben Kippris | Yoram |
| Aharon Zilberberg | Yonel |
| Assi Yitzchaki | Vendor |
| Yael Levine | Young Woman at Library |
| Emmanuel Chanun | Bagel baker |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Avi Nesher | Executive Producer |
| Chilik Michaeli | Executive Producer |
| Ishay Mor | Executive Producer |
| David Silber | Executive Producer |
| Natan Caspi | Producer |
| Moshe Edery | Producer |
| Tami Leon | Producer |
| Avraham Pirchi | Producer |
