A warmhearted and hilarious vehicle for beloved Israeli comedian Shai Avivi, One Week and a Day is the story of Eyal (Avivi), a grieving father trying to pick himself up after shiva, the week of mourning. He decides, first, to retrieve his son’s medical marijuana from the hospice where the young man spent his last days, and then Eyal wants nothing more than to get properly stoned. Unable to roll a joint, he turns to his neighbor’s son, Zooler, who spends time getting high and playing air guitar with the old man. Received with a standing ovation at Cannes, One Week and a Day’s star has been regarded as “the Larry David of Israel” (Dateline Hollywood). “Shiva lasts a week, but the One Day that follows can last for a lifetime. What’s true of Polonsky’s film is also true of life: A little laughter goes a long way.” - Indiewire
Director’s Biography
Asaph Polonsky: Born in 1983 in Washington, D.C. but raised in Israel, Asaph Polonsky enrolled in the American Film Institute, and directed several shorts, including Ritch-Ratch ('08), In Bed at 10 PM ('10), and Samnang ('13), which played at the New York Film Festival. One Week and a Day is his first feature.