Or (My Treasure)

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Or (My Treasure)
Or (my treasure) movie poster
Directed by	Keren Yedaya
Written by	Sari Ezouz, Keren Yedaya
Starring	Dana Ivgy, Ronit Elkabetz
Release date(s)	2004 (France/Israel)
Running time	95 min.
Language	Hebrew
IMDb profile

Or (My Treasure) is a 2004 Israeli film starring Dana Ivgy in the title role of Or, a teenager who struggles to be responsible for her prostitute mother Ruthie, played by Ronit Elkabetz. Or's responsibility at home gives way to an increasingly wilder side of her personality, pushed further by the mother of her boyfriend who tells Or that their sexual relationship isn't suitable for her son. Ruthie, meanwhile, tries to hold down a poorly paid job as a cleaner and give up prostitution at her daughter's urging, yet is unable to stay away from the streets.

Or won 10 awards, including five at the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for a further 8. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a freshness rating of 77%.