Underdog
Drama. Israel.
14 min. 2023.
Director & Writer: Gal Gonen
DOP: Jonathan (Johnny) Karny
Casting: Lital (Lilu) Goldfine
Editor: Roman Shumunov
Art Director: Nofar Ben Avi
Sound Recordist: Gal Naim
Sound Designer & Mix: Lior Waitzman
Colorists: Adam Ellert
Line Producer: Nitzan Salem Kazula
Supervising Producer: Ofir Habot
Producers: Ronen Machlis-Balzam, Hila Guy
Cast: Alex Silberg, Alona Sa’ar
Production Company: Metaphor Ltd.
Supported by
Negev Film Fund, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund
Mali (18) is a young woman who hasn’t found her place in life, the only thing she likes to do is paint on walls with graffiti. After destroying a building in the city, she is sent to community service in a kennel at Kibbutz Bror Hayil, where she meets a rejected dog that no one wants. When he suddenly runs away, she finds him in the fields, they spend the night there and become closer. For the first time in her life, Mali feels meaningful. So, when the manager brings in new dogs, she does an extreme act to save the dog, which causes the manager to report her. But in the end and to everyone's surprise, the dog was adopted by a little girl. Mali learns responsibility and understands that life is not black and white. She is sad about the separation, but happy about the new life he got thanks to her.