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The movie does a decent job of portraying teenage angst and malcontent from a kid from a "tough family life". But Asher's outbursts get less and less interesting and more idiotic. The unexpected loss of his mentor makes no sense and also doesn't really drive the plot. If that character stayed, it could've been a fairly decent, stereotypical "teenager makes tough choice between two life paths".

The ending as well was extremely underwhelming, as it attempts to establish an emotional scene dialogue/monologue with subpar timing and no follow up.

Israeli and Jewish films deserve much more than this drivel. The only thing going for it is the production value, which is decent.

As teacher, I saw this film with interest. Because , chaotic at the first sigh, confuse and difficult to define as expected film, it is realistic, bitter and clear. And inspired. A young man between the expectation of his father, force of seduction of his teacher, angry and its forms of expression, not so rare to his age. And the decent performance of Asher Lax. When you live in the high school universe, the only critic about "Scaffolding" is its realism, remembering more a documentary. But the result is a beautiful one. Vocational education represents the answer for the older Asher Lax as high school student and d the manner to teach of his favorit teacher. So, a good film about an age, confusion defining it and the answers to near challenges.

Building a framework for life! 17-year-old Asher from Israel is a typical problem student who is short-tempered and has great difficulty concentrating. His father has a scaffolding company and is doing everything he can to ensure that Asher can soon become his successor. Educational content just gets in the way! However, a dedicated teacher (Ami SMOLARTCHIK) manages to get Asher interested in literature and history. By studying ancient dramas and Chekhov's stories, Asher increasingly begins to ask himself and those closest to him questions. But then something unexpected happens...

Israeli director Matan YAIR took an unusual approach to his film. The actor Asher LAX essentially plays himself as the 17-year-old he once was. At the time of filming he was already visibly older than he was back then, which initially took a bit of getting used to, but the concept works. Little by little, the audience discovers the reasons for the protagonist's impetuous behavior in this quasi-documentary drama. It is so worth seeing and enlightening that the film was invited to one of the side rows at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017.

Recommended!

I just saw SCAFFOLDING at a film festival and was shocked when I saw that its current score is 7.5. I simply cannot understand this because the film was very dull...so dull I considered leaving the theater. The main problem is that the main character, Asher, was unlikable and his behavior rarely made sense. Additionally, the film confused me as he was supposed to be a senior in high school...but the actor looked to be between 25 and 30.

The story is essentially a snippet of Asher's life. Asher is an Israeli malcontent who perennially seems angry, sullen and self- defeating. The film tried to go for a TO SIR, WITH LOVE vibe but with such a surly, unpredictable and messed up protagonist, it really never worked. Additionally, I seriously wonder what the writer was trying to say with this film...as the story seemed without meaning or significance. Overall, a misfire.

We are so lucky to have films like this being made. Lax's acting was so so good. Sad to see the film ending, you are so caught up in the intensity of what is--ironically--a simple story.