| Adama Meshuga'at | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dror Shaul |
| Produced by | Makoto Ueda |
| Written by | Dror Shaul |
| Starring | Tomer Steinhof Ronit Yudkevitz Pini Tavger Henri Garcin Daniel Kitsis |
| Cinematography | Sebastian Edschmid |
| Editing by | Isaac Sehayek |
| Release date(s) | September 9, 2006, Toronto Film Festival |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Language | Hebrew |
Adama Meshuga'at (Hebrew: אדמה משוגעת) or Sweet Mud in English is a 2006 Israeli satirical drama film written and directed by Dror Shaul.
Set in 1974, Dvir is soon to turn 13 and lives with his mom Miri at a progressive kibbutz populated by people who take pride in their open-minded attitudes. However, they're not so easygoing when it comes to Miri; she's been sent to a mental hospital more than once, and her instability is more than most of the residents want to deal with, leaving Dvir to look after his mother with the help of his older brother Eyal. Miri persuades her Swiss boyfriend Stephan to join her at the kibbutz, even though he isn't Jewish, but he isn't welcomed by other residents, and an unpleasant incident involving a neighbor's dog turns the couple into outcasts. In the midst of all this, Dvir is trying to prepare for his bar mitzvah, which at the kibbutz is combined with a severe regimen of survival training; he also gets a crash course in his ongoing maturity when he develops a crush on Maya, a cute girl his age.