Why?
The difficult fate of a man who went through the war, the horror of Hitler’s and Stalin’s camps, but retained fortitude, decency and purity.
Directed by Ilya Gurin
Written by: Vatslav Mikhalsky, Ilya Gurin
Where to watch in 
Israel
Switch country in the top-right to check availability elsewhere.
Not streaming yet in Israel
Be the first to know when Why? lands on a major platform
Drop your email and we'll send you ONE message the moment Why? is streaming on a major platform in Israel. No spam. Cancel anytime.
While you wait
Similar titles streaming now in Israel
Want to check the major streaming services manually?
Or switch country at the top to check availability elsewhere. Why? may be streaming in another market.
Who's in it
Tap any actor to see their other movies and shows.
More like Why?
Audience picks based on what people who watched this also enjoyed.
The Young One
1960
A Question of Faith
2017
Escape from Sobibor
1987
Fate of a Man
1959
The Pilot: A Battle for Survival
2021
Cardboard Boxer
2016
My Neighbor Adolf
2022
Siberian Education
2013
O.G.
2018
Kalashnikov AK-47
2020
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
I Am David
2003
More from Ivan Lapikov
Their other work, ranked by what audiences actually watched.
Andrei Rublev
1966
They Fought for Their Motherland
1975
The Brothers Karamazov
1969
Boris Godunov
1986
Little Tragedies
1980
Quiet Flows The Don
2006
Eternal Call
1976
The Steppe
1978
The Boys from Leningrad
1954
Wagtail's Army
1964
The Chairman
1964
Mama, I’m Alive
1977
More from Galina Orlova
Their other work, ranked by what audiences actually watched.
Hello, I'm Your Aunt!
1975
Yeralash
1974
Upright Magic
1975
Spring Tale
1971
The Circus Lights Up
1973
The Morning Round
1980
Plead Guilty
1983
All the Evidence is Against Him
1975
House Near the Ring Road
1978
Odessa Vacation
1966
More from Ilya Gurin
Their other work, ranked by what audiences actually watched.
Fuse
1962
Trust Me, People
1964
Russia Is Young
1984
Give Me a Paw, My Friend!
1967
Two Boys from the Same District
1957
Reserve Aerodrome
1978
The Golden Echelon
1959
On Duty
1964
Hooray! We Have a Vacation!
1972
In a Hard Hour
1961
Passing Through Moscow
1972
Strollers
1989
Films from Soviet Union, streaming in Israel
Battleship Potemkin
1925
Mirror
1975
The Color of Pomegranates
1969
The Cranes Are Flying
1957
Ivan's Childhood
1962
The Foundling
1939
Man with a Movie Camera
1929
Three Poplars on Plyuschikha Street
1968
Strike
1925
Jolly Fellows
1934
Alexander Nevsky
1938
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
1979