Saint Clara

Based on a novel by Czech writers Pavel and Yelena Kohout. Clara is a 7th-grade Russian emigree to this Negev town, and lives in a trailer on the edge of town. She is surrounded by some nutty Russian characters, many of whom are played by actors from Israel’s Gesher Theatre Troupe. Clara will lose her powers to predict winning Lotto numbers if she falls in love, and then she meets the anarchist rebel hunk at Golda Meir High School.—L. Mark