Kiss Me Kosher

Kiss Me Kosher (alternate title: Kiss Me Before It Blows up)
Directed byShirel Peleg
Written byShirel Peleg
Produced byChristine Günther
Starring
Release date
  • September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryGermany / Israel
LanguagesHebrew, Arabic, German and English

Kiss Me Kosher (alternate title: Kiss Me Before It Blows Up ) is a 2020 German–Israeli movie. It was directed and scripted by Shirel Peleg.[1]

Basis

The story is based on the true-life love story of Peleg and her partner.[2][3] The movie is Peleg's first as a director.[4]

Plot

While on vacation in Israel, Maria, a German biologist, meets the bar owner Shira and falls in love with her. Shortly after the end of the vacation, Maria has decided to stay in Israel and move in with Shira, when a misunderstanding happens and Shira believes she is being given a wedding proposal. Many complications arise. It is not only about the initial mistaken engagement but also the fact that some members of Shira's family (especially her grandmother Berta) are opposed to her marrying a German.

After hearing about the engagement, Maria's parents soon appear in Israel, and two different family worlds collide in Jerusalem.

Background and Production

Kiss Me Kosher was mostly filmed in Tel Aviv, but with some shooting in Jerusalem.[5]

The movie was first released in Germany and Austria, and later in Switzerland in late 2020. [6] It has since been show in several international film festivals.[7][8][9][10][11]

Other websites

References

  1. ↑ "'Kiss Me Kosher': Sparks fly when an Israeli woman and a German woman fall in love in this cross-cultural farce" (Feb. 21, 2021)
  2. ↑ Marric, Linda "Kiss my culture" The Jewish Chronicle (Nov. 4, 2021) Accessed Dec. 10, 2021
  3. ↑ Ping "Q&A with writer-director Shirel Peleg on her first feature: Kiss me before it blows up" Lesflicks (March 27, 2021) Archived December 10, 2021, at the Wayback Machine Accessed Dec. 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Shirel Peleg" Israel Film Center Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed Dec. 10, 2021).
  5. ↑ Lara Hunt (2020-08-31). "Luise Wolfram über "Kiss Me Kosher": "Für mich war es ein Culture Clash"". Prisma.
  6. ↑ "Kiss me Kosher". filmreporter.de.
  7. ↑ "Kiss Me Kosher - on the big screen and at home" Outshine LGBTQ Film Festival (Oct. 17, 2021)
  8. ↑ "Kiss me kosher" Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (Feb. 16-27, 2022)
  9. ↑ ""Kiss me kosher" JxJ Hanukkah Film Fesitval (Nov. 28-Dec 5, 2021". Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kiss me kosher" Chai Flicks Hannukkah Film Festival (Dec. 2021)
  11. ↑ ""Kiss me kosher" 30th Toronto Jewish Film Festival (June 9-19, 2022)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2022-03-21.