This film finally achieved commercial release in its home country, Israel, after more than two years. Apparently it belongs to a project founded to bring out films that are based on Bible stories.
It's easy to name modern characters Abraham and Sara to match the Bible story, but what's a good match for God? The writer uses music. Abraham and Sara are blessed with musical ability, which they pass on to their children-- members of a chosen family. The children grow up with Biblical speed. Just as the Bible skips years and years, so does the movie. And also like the Bible, it doesn't go deeply into motivations.
Lots of episodes are rough around the edges in terms of plotting. The moment the audience can guess what's going to happen, the script skips past it to begin the next episode in medias res. It skips past emotional confrontations that would have been sure-fire ways to engage audience attention.
What the movie does include to keep the audience interested is fine photography, mostly of faces and interiors. Abraham has a Jerusalem apartment to die for, apparently located above the philharmonic orchestra's concert hall. The music is nice too, although some of it is unimaginatively chosen.
All in all, the movie is intriguing and well worth watching, although those who apparently doubted its commercial appeal appear to have been right.
