Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi

Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (Hebrew title: Ha-Kochavim Shel Shlomi, Shlomi's Stars) is a 2003 film written and directed by Shemi Zarhin. The film stars Oshri Cohen, Aya Koren, Esti Zakheim and Arieh Elias. The film received twelve Ophir Award nominations. The story is about a 16-year-old Israeli boy, named Shlomi (Cohen), Who cares for everyone in his life but himself.

Plot summary
Shlomi (Oshri Cohen) lives with his jealous and pretentious mother, his soldier brother, and their elderly grandfather. Although not doing well in school, Shlomi is a gifted cook and takes care of most household chores, while all the grownups around him are busy with their childish affairs, neglect him, and ignore his dyslexia.

Shlomi tries to be invisible, especially at school, until a routine math test catches the attention of Shlomi's teacher, who suspects that a unique gift lies behind that dormant facade. The school's headmaster takes Shlomi under his wing, and Shlomi blossoms.

Main cast

 * Oshri Cohen – Shlomi Bar-Dayan
 * Arieh Elias – Grandfather Bar-Dayan
 * Esti Zakheim – Ruhama Bar-Dayan, the mother
 * Aya Koren – Rona
 * Yigal Naor – Avihu, the headmaster
 * Albert Iluz – Robert Bar-Dayan, the father and Ruhama's Ex-husband
 * Jonathan Rosen (actor) – Doron Bar-Dayan, the brother
 * Rotem Abuhab – Ziva, the sister
 * Asi Cohen – Tzachi, the brother-in-law and Ziva's husband

Soundtrack
Original Score - Jonathan Bar Giora Theme song - Od Avo Music:Jonathan Bar Giora lyrics: Nathan Alterman Performed by Chaim Uliel

Reception
The film has a 71% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 critical reviews.

The film received 12 nominations at the Ophir Awards:


 * Best Film
 * Best Actor - Oshri Cohen
 * Best Actress - Esti Zakheim
 * Best Supporting Actor - Arieh Elias
 * Best Supporting Actress -Aya Koren
 * Best Director - Shemi Zarchin
 * Best Screenplay - Shemi Zarchin
 * Best Cinematography - Itzik Portal
 * Best Editing - Einat Glaser-Zarchin
 * Best Costume Design - Inbal Shaki
 * Best Music - Jonathan Bar Giora
 * Best Sound - John Purcell, Eli Yarkoni, Israel David, Ronen Sabo