Lost Islands (Hebrew: איים אבודים) is a 2008 Israeli comedy-drama film by the writer and director Reshef Levi. The film is named after the Australian television series The Lost Islands, which was broadcast in Israel's only channel, when the plot takes place. The film was nominated for 14 Ophir Awards, of which it won four. It was watched by 280000 people in Israel in the cinemas on 2008, making it the most viewed Israeli film that year.
The film takes place in the early eighties in Kfar Saba, and tells the story of the Levy family, focusing on twin sons who fall in love with the same girl.
According to Levi, the film is loosely based on personal experiences of his family, with its many children.
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Cast
Michael Moshonov as Erez Levi
Oshri Cohen as Ofer Levi
Yuval Scharf as Neta
Orly Silbersatz Banai as Sima Levi
Ofer Shechter as Boaz
Shmil Ben Ari as David Levi
Yusuf Abu-Warda as a Lebanese villager
Soundtrack
As a film taking place in the early eighties, its soundtrack consists of typical songs of that time.
The Lost Islands theme song
Abracadabra
Love Boat Theme
Aquarius
Only You
Don't You Want Me
I Ran
Forever Young
Will You
Moonlight Shadow
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Alone Again (Naturally)
Come On Eileen
I Want to Know What Love Is
Mad World
It Must be Love