Operation Grandmother

Dror Shaul’s kibbutz-centric comedy that became a bona fide cult classic, referenced and quoted in perpetuity, both by diehard fans who have rewatched it time and again, and new first-time viewers who are only just discovering it. The film is an utterly unhinged farce which follows the story of three brothers, each of whom is radically different to the other – there’s the elite unit military officer, a cable TV installation technician, and a youth counsellor – who must now take over their departed grandmother’s funeral arrangements after the kibbutz unceremoniously washes its hands of the whole thing.