Nina's Tragedies

Nina's Tragedies (2003)

  • 61% of critics liked it
    (31 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (562 ratings)

Israeli filmmaker Savi Gabizon directs the tragi-comic drama Ha-Asonot Shel Nina, also released as Nina's Tragedies (A Very Sad Comedy). Teenaged boy Nadav (Aviv Elkabeth) is secretly in love with his beautiful Aunt Nina (Ayelet Zurer). When her husband dies and his parents get divorced, Nadav is… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By
Savi Gavison
Written By
Savi Gabizon
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 25, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Sep 13, 2005
Wellspring

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

    The dry humor is disarming. The ensemble cast is engaging and interesting to watch. And the main plot, as it were (will Nadav and Nina find respective happiness?), is suspenseful.

  • Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

    A gently quirky, touching comedy from Israel about a young boy's infatuation with his aunt.

  • Achy Obejas, Chicago Tribune

    Nina's Tragedies is full of gentle, labyrinthian turns, sly and sweet.

  • Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

    Engagingly odd and full of sad, funny moments.

  • Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News

    It's well acted, and well written, but it rarely delivers the emotional resonance you keep expecting.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Mark A


    Nina's Tragedies is a well-done serio-comical look at a young boy growing up in the midst of chaos. The one constant in Nadav's (Aviv Elkabeth) life is his puppy-love for his aunt, Nina (Ayelet Zurer). His father moved out, his mother entertains a string of lovers, and he… More

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic][color=teal]"Nina's Tragedies" is a movie from Israel that starts out with a funeral, It then goes back two days when Nadav's uncle is reading his journal which he had lost some days before. The movie is told from teenage Nadav's… More

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