Operation Grandma (Hebrew: מבצע סבתא, Mivtza Savta) is a short 1999 Israeli satirical comedy about the military and kibbutz life directed by Dror Shaul.
It was filmed on Kibbutz Yakum and based on the funeral of Esther Shaul (sister of Yisrael Galili).
Esther was Dror's grandmother who was buried in Kibbutz Kissufim where Shaul was born and raised.
The line "You start at your fastest and gradually increase the speed" from the film became famous and is often used humorously in Israel.
Three very different brothers – Alon (34), a no-nonsense Israeli Army officer; Benni (30), a brilliant electrician; and Idan (22), a wimpy field trip guide – navigate obstacles in an attempt to bury their beloved grandmother in the cemetery of her kibbutz, the fictional Asisim.