Leaving Paradise

Israel2021documentary86'Laureaci festiwali (2021)

Cleo had always dreamed of communal life in the great outdoors. His wife Anita and all of their fifteen children, grew up knowing that one day they might be moving. Just before his older children left home to pursue studies and careers, Cleo realized that it was now or never... He and Anita prepared the farm, and soon after their children joined them at "Vila Barolo", as the family commune became reality. When one daughter researches the family-roots tree, they discovers their Jewish heritage... The children begin to dream of immigrating to Israel, putting the family utopia in jeopardy.