Smash has always been around: In elementary and middle school, I played, but in high school I stopped. In hindsight I notice the unsettling correlation between the exit of Smash from my life, and ...

The leads include Ben Sultan, the brother of Tehran star Niv Sultan, as Avi, the hero; Moris Cohen as a gangster Avi knows from Bat Yam, where he grew up; Shalom Michaelshwilli, known for stand-up ...