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Abe

With the help of a Brazilian chef, a 12-year-old boy who dreams of being a cook tries to find the ideal recipe to break down the cultural barriers that divide his half Israeli and half Palestinian family.

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Fernando Grostein Andrade

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10 wins & 1 nomination total

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This... - Abe

Some kids like cars,
expensive clothes, - Abe

Some kids like cars, expensive clothes,

Di Fara's Pizza. - Abe

Di Fara's Pizza.

Only thing I like
more than food? - Abe

Only thing I like more than food?

Okay, let's focus
on my birthday cake. - Abe

Okay, let's focus on my birthday cake.

They're old, grumpy,
they give us a hard time, - Abe

They're old, grumpy, they give us a hard time,

When you mix them
and add liquid, - Abe

When you mix them and add liquid,

Okay, I'll just use
the baking soda, - Abe

Okay, I'll just use the baking soda,

Israel is the only country,
besides the U.S., - Abe

Israel is the only country, besides the U.S.,

Your article does not have
the whole story. - Abe

Your article does not have the whole story.

Politics off the table... now.
Okay, Aba? - Abe

Politics off the table... now. Okay, Aba?

Happy birthday, sweetheart! - Abe

Happy birthday, sweetheart!

He's basically taken over
the whole kitchen, right, bubbe? - Abe

He's basically taken over the whole kitchen, right, bub...

If you do your bar mitzvah
next year, - Abe

If you do your bar mitzvah next year,

Well, I don't mean to interfere,
but it's the time. - Abe

Well, I don't mean to interfere, but it's the time...

Technically, you are a Jew
from your mother. - Abe

Technically, you are a Jew from your mother.

Technically, he is a Muslim
because of his father. - Abe

Technically, he is a Muslim because of his father.

I'm sorry, is Atheism
matrilineal or patrilineal? - Abe

I'm sorry, is Atheism matrilineal or patrilineal?

Yeah, so why don't we take this
off the table for now? - Abe

Yeah, so why don't we take this off the table for now?

Okay? We're done
with this conversation - Abe

Okay? We're done with this conversation

Abe, Abe, Abe, hold on here. - Abe

Abe, Abe, Abe, hold on here.

Habibi, you can try both,
but you cannot be both. - Abe

Habibi, you can try both, but you cannot be both.

Mm. You have to choose. - Abe

Mm. You have to choose.

You gotta get a live band
for you bar mitzvah - Abe

You gotta get a live band for you bar mitzvah

I'm so sorry, guys.
He doesn't have to choose... - Abe

I'm so sorry, guys. He doesn't have to choose...

♪ Happy birthday to you - Abe

♪ Happy birthday to you

Well... with what?
Imaginary candles, Mom? - Abe

Well... with what? Imaginary candles, Mom?

It's just three Jews now. - Abe

It's just three Jews now.

Don't blame it
on my son, right? - Abe

Don't blame it on my son, right?

Is family time supposed
to be something nice? - Abe

Is family time supposed to be something nice?

You suck.
You bake a cake on your birthday - Abe

You suck. You bake a cake on your birthday

I mean, I did a better job
in my sixth-grade cooking class - Abe

I mean, I did a better job in my sixth-grade cooking class

Did you have any idea - Abe

Did you have any idea

I thought we were
all enjoying - Abe

I thought we were all enjoying

I think he will never be Muslim - Abe

I think he will never be Muslim

My family doesn't agree
on anything. - Abe

My family doesn't agree on anything.

- Is that what you mean?
- No. - Abe

- Is that what you mean? - No.

What's this article about? - Abe

What's this article about?

What's this supposed to mean?
Bahia? - Abe

What's this supposed to mean? Bahia?

Twelve years old.
Time to cross the limits. - Abe

Twelve years old. Time to cross the limits.

Let's give him space
to do it. I don't know. - Abe

Let's give him space to do it. I don't know.

And this is coming from the
woman who wore a red dress - Abe

And this is coming from the woman who wore a red dress

Where's your parent? - Abe

Where's your parent?

Go. Leave. Right now.
Leave. Go home. Thank you. - Abe

Go. Leave. Right now. Leave. Go home. Thank you.

It's acarajé. From Brazil,
my country, you know. - Abe

It's acarajé. From Brazil, my country, you know.

You know, it actually
kinda tastes like - Abe

You know, it actually kinda tastes like

Oh, It's a little
confusing, but... - Abe

Oh, It's a little confusing, but...

I'm half Palestinian-Muslim, - Abe

I'm half Palestinian-Muslim,

Birthday cake
strikes back. - Abe

Birthday cake strikes back.

What? Diplomacy
is just logic, you know. - Abe

What? Diplomacy is just logic, you know.

And we're thinking for you,
Model UN. - Abe

And we're thinking for you, Model UN.

The thing is you can't
go around Brooklyn - Abe

The thing is you can't go around Brooklyn

It's not like an adult class
where I'm actually learn stuff. - Abe

It's not like an adult class where I'm actually le...

I'm sorry. Are you an adult? - Abe

I'm sorry. Are you an adult?

Can you work with us, please?
Okay? Humor me. - Abe

Can you work with us, please? Okay? Humor me.

Now you take a cup - Abe

Now you take a cup

So the food coloring makes
our desserts really colorful. - Abe

So the food coloring makes our desserts really colorful.

Like if you put the blue
food coloring with the green - Abe

Like if you put the blue food coloring with the green

Or you put the red and the blue
together, you get... - Abe

Or you put the red and the blue together, you get...

Excuse me, people,
I'm a professional chef. - Abe

Excuse me, people, I'm a professional chef.

We gotta be out in three hours, - Abe

We gotta be out in three hours,

Please, don't do that again.
On the ground. - Abe

Please, don't do that again. On the ground.

Oh, so, I've been trying
to cook fusion food. - Abe

Oh, so, I've been trying to cook fusion food.

Wait, wait, you didn't try it.
Just take a bite. - Abe

Wait, wait, you didn't try it. Just take a bite.

Next time,
make something good to eat. - Abe

Next time, make something good to eat.

Maybe you can teach me. - Abe

Maybe you can teach me.

Does this look like
a summer camp for rich kids? - Abe

Does this look like a summer camp for rich kids?

Oh, um...
Uh, yeah, I'll... - Abe

Oh, um... Uh, yeah, I'll...

I could use some help. - Abe

I could use some help.

Come every day during the week
for a few hours. - Abe

Come every day during the week for a few hours.

Yeah, we start when you
get those dishes washed. - Abe

Yeah, we start when you get those dishes washed.

Co-op kitchen, day two. - Abe

Co-op kitchen, day two.

Co-op kitchen, day three. - Abe

Co-op kitchen, day three.

You master the basics first. - Abe

You master the basics first.

Got my balls busted these days. - Abe

Got my balls busted these days.

You give him a little now, - Abe

You give him a little now,

- Oh, nice dress.
- Yeah. - Abe

- Oh, nice dress. - Yeah.

Miss you, Grandma. Really. - Abe

Miss you, Grandma. Really.

After lots of prep, - Abe

After lots of prep,

Chico doesn't allow me
to cook yet, - Abe

Chico doesn't allow me to cook yet,

The best lemonade. - Abe

The best lemonade.

Religion, man, it...
it just divides us. - Abe

Religion, man, it... it just divides us.

Okay, but, I just...
I think I should... - Abe

Okay, but, I just... I think I should...

Hey, you're a great kid. - Abe

Hey, you're a great kid.

- Well?
- Mmm. - Abe

I didn't fast, so does that mean
I shouldn't eat? - Abe

I didn't fast, so does that mean I shouldn't eat?

I mean, if iftar means
to break the fast, then... - Abe

I mean, if iftar means to break the fast, then...

Everyone can eat at iftar. - Abe

Everyone can eat at iftar.

And you are 12 now.
You are old enough to fast. - Abe

And you are 12 now. You are old enough to fast.

Clears the mind,
connects you with God. - Abe

Clears the mind, connects you with God.

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With the help of a Brazilian chef, a 12-year-old boy who dreams of being a cook tries to find the ideal recipe to break down the cultural barriers that divide his half Israeli and half Palestinian family.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Fernando Grostein Andrade

Writer: Fernando Grostein Andrade, Thomaz Souto Correa, Lameece Issaq

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 17 Apr 2020

Awards: 10 wins & 1 nomination total

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