This is what the comedy series will look like following the film "Givat Halfon does not answer"

First publication: This is the plot line of the series inspired by the film "Givat Halfon does not answer" by Asi Dayan: it will not be a sequel but a story that will draw inspiration from the original film.

Gavri Banai and Shaike Levy expressed agreement in principle to be hosted there.

The series will not be broadcast on Cellcom TV at the end and is in negotiations with broadcasters

Sagi Ben Nun

19/03/2022

Saturday, 19 March 2022, 19:41

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From "Givat Halfon does not answer" (PR)

The development of the intriguing comedy series following the Israeli cinematic classic "Givat Halfon Ina Ona" continues, and Walla!

Culture first known and interesting details about him.

The series, inspired by the 1976 film directed by Asi Dayan and starring the Pale Tracker Trio, will eventually not air on Cellcom TV, as previously reported to the media, and the production is in contact with several broadcasters.

Its name is different from "Givat Halfon 1.5" to "Giva 338".

According to a source involved in the production, the two remaining pale tracker members from the trio, Gavri Banai and Shaike Levy, have agreed in principle to participate in the project.

The screenwriters are Lior Dayan and Erez Ben Harush, the lead writer is Ilan Rosenfeld, who is known for his role in the series "The Pajamas".

And the production is signed by Bnei Menashe and Moshe Edri.

Those involved in the production discover Walla!

Culture that the plot will not be a classic sequel, nor the original story of the film, but a comedy series that will draw its inspiration from "Givat Halfon does not answer", similar to the way the "Fargo" series drew inspiration from the film of the same name by the Cohen brothers.

According to the sources, references from the film that came out a little over 45 years ago will be included.

Walla!

Culture has learned that "Hill 338" will take the idea behind the film "Givat Halfon Ina Ona" - a military base in the middle of nowhere, which is a microcosm of the State of Israel with its many types, and import it into today's Israel.

The characters and plots in the series will be original and will correspond with the cult film atmosphere.

Each character will represent a different type of Israeliness.

And the biggest enemy of all, in the spirit of the original film, is the bureaucracy.

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Shaike Levy in the filming of "Givat Halfon Ina Ona", one of the rare behind-the-scenes photos of the film's creation that was revealed a few weeks ago (Photo: Courtesy of Eran Riklis)

The plot will deal with the story of a new hill, which in the framework of peace agreements between Israel and the Palestinians is supposed to be divided between Egyptian and Palestinian hands.

For this purpose, Israel must return the territory within a few days.

The political echelon did not pay attention to one small detail - on Hill 338 sits a secret military base that everyone forgot was there.

The IDF understands that they must evacuate the base as soon as possible and asks the political echelon to postpone the date of passage of the agreement. The Palestinians and Egyptians suspect a postponement and begin to think that Israel is hiding something

. Culture: "The attempt to compete with the original script is doomed to failure, so it seems that drawing inspiration from the original film and bringing it to our day we will be a more successful move."

Despite Cellcom's statements about a year and a half ago, the series will not air on its television service.

In October 2020, Avi Gabay, the CEO of the Cellcom Group at the time, announced their association with the creators of the series and announced that it would "go up exclusively on Cellcom TV as part of our work to develop an original television work in Israel" - but this did not happen. More last year, Healy Horev-Cassuto left the position of Cellcom TV's VP of content.

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Another recently revealed photo: Shaike Levy, Gavri Banai and Miki Kam in the filming of "Givat Halfon Ina Ona" (Photo: Eran Riklis)

A few weeks ago, rare still images were discovered behind the scenes of "Givat Halfon Ina Ona" among the materials left behind by Asi Dayan.

The photos, taken by Eran Riklis, were uploaded on the Facebook page commemorating Dayan.

Watch here.

In November 2021, a little over two and a half years after it came up, the musical "Givat Halfon Ina Ona" directed by Moshe Kaftan, which combined a new frame story with the story of the original film, came off the stage.

As first reported in Walla!

Culture, at the National Theater is expected to come up next season another stage adaptation of Asi Dayan's film, "Life According to Agfa", which marks the 30th anniversary of its release.

After the film came out at the time, a German stage adaptation came up that ran for a year, however in the country so far there has been no stage adaptation.

The adaptation is expected to be signed by playwrights Shlomit Arnon Bar-Lev and Einat Baranowski.

Gila Almagor has expressed interest in returning to the role of owner of the pub "Barbie", but the castings have not yet been determined.

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