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Desperado Square

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 2001 israeli film”. Today it says “israeli film written and directed by benny toraty”.
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Desperado Square ( Hebrew : כיכר המיואשים ) is an Israeli film written and directed by Benny Toraty. The film was released in 2001. The film received financial support from the Yehoshua Rabinovitz Foundation for the Arts in Tel Aviv. That year, the film participated in the Ophir Awards and won 5 categories, including Best Director (Benny Toraty) and Best Supporting Actor ( Yosef Shiloach ). In addition, the film won first place at the Mediterranean Film Festival in Montpellier, France, and the Screenplay Award at the Valencia Festival in Spain. It was featured in many cultural events in Israel and worldwide and opened the Israeli Film Festival in Hong Kong . The film's music, composed by Shem Tov Levi . "סרטים של תורתי ובת אדם זכו בתמיכת קרן רבינוביץ' " . הארץ (in Hebrew) . "יוסף שילוח: הקהל אהב, הממסד התעלם" . הארץ (in Hebrew) . " "כיכר החלומות" זכה בפרס הראשון במונפלייה" . הארץ (in Hebrew) .

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a 2001 israeli film

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israeli film written and directed by benny toraty

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