A bereaved vet takes his daughter on a healing road trip after she tries to kill herself, in Nimrod Eldar’s intelligent drama
Israeli film-maker Nimrod Eldar makes an accomplished and worthwhile feature debut with this very intelligent, character-driven drama, which he has written, directed and edited. A middle-aged man in Tel Aviv, Yoram (Menashe Noy), is coming to terms with the death of his wife but failing to communicate with his 17-year-old daughter, Roni (Zohar Meidan), or understand her feelings. When she makes an unsuccessful attempt to take her own life, Yoram gets it into his head to take her on a healing road trip to visit his late wife’s relatives, people that he doesn’t at all get on with – especially his reactionary, gun-toting brother-in-law, Arie (Alon Neuman).
The opening 20 minutes of the film are superbly composed, especially the extraordinarily tense scene when police officers show up at the family apartment,...
Israeli film-maker Nimrod Eldar makes an accomplished and worthwhile feature debut with this very intelligent, character-driven drama, which he has written, directed and edited. A middle-aged man in Tel Aviv, Yoram (Menashe Noy), is coming to terms with the death of his wife but failing to communicate with his 17-year-old daughter, Roni (Zohar Meidan), or understand her feelings. When she makes an unsuccessful attempt to take her own life, Yoram gets it into his head to take her on a healing road trip to visit his late wife’s relatives, people that he doesn’t at all get on with – especially his reactionary, gun-toting brother-in-law, Arie (Alon Neuman).
The opening 20 minutes of the film are superbly composed, especially the extraordinarily tense scene when police officers show up at the family apartment,...
- 6/17/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: Here’s a first trailer for Berlin Film Festival premiere The Day After I’m Gone from Israel’s Spiro Films, the local producer of critical hit Foxtrot and fellow Berlin Film Festival movie The Operative, starring Diane Kruger.
Paris-based sales outfit Luxbox is handling sales at the Efm on the drama about a 50-year-old veterinarian living in Tel-Aviv who must re-examine his relationship with his adolescent daughter after she tries to end her life. He decides to take her on a journey to visit her mother’s family, a journey which becomes a process of self and mutual discovery in the desert landscape enveloping the Dead Sea.
The debut from Israeli filmmaker Nimrod Eldar stars Menashe Noy (Big Bad Wolves) and newcomer Zohar Meidan. Producers also include United King, which will distribute in Israel, Cinema Group and the Israeli Film Fund.
Paris-based sales outfit Luxbox is handling sales at the Efm on the drama about a 50-year-old veterinarian living in Tel-Aviv who must re-examine his relationship with his adolescent daughter after she tries to end her life. He decides to take her on a journey to visit her mother’s family, a journey which becomes a process of self and mutual discovery in the desert landscape enveloping the Dead Sea.
The debut from Israeli filmmaker Nimrod Eldar stars Menashe Noy (Big Bad Wolves) and newcomer Zohar Meidan. Producers also include United King, which will distribute in Israel, Cinema Group and the Israeli Film Fund.
- 2/7/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Berlin Film Festival has revealed a large selection of movies for its Panorama strand. Section head Paz Lázaro and co-curator and programme manager Michael Stütz have revealed 22 titles, 14 of which will be world premieres.
Among highlights are Jonah Hill’s directorial debut Mid90s; Jamie Bell starrer Skin, about the USA’s neo-Nazi scene; Tilda Swinton drama The Souvenir; and What She Said: The Art Of Pauline Kael, about the legendary film critic.
Panorama Films:
37 Seconds – Japan
by Hikari (Mitsuyo Miyazaki)
with Mei Kayama, Misuzu Kanno, Makiko Watanabe, Shunsuke Daitō, Yuka Itaya
World premiere – Debut film
Director Hikari, aka Mitsuyo Miyazaki, tells the story of Yuma, a young Japanese woman who suffers from cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, Yuma struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Dafne – Italy
by Federico Bondi
with Carolina Raspanti, Antonio Piovanelli,...
Among highlights are Jonah Hill’s directorial debut Mid90s; Jamie Bell starrer Skin, about the USA’s neo-Nazi scene; Tilda Swinton drama The Souvenir; and What She Said: The Art Of Pauline Kael, about the legendary film critic.
Panorama Films:
37 Seconds – Japan
by Hikari (Mitsuyo Miyazaki)
with Mei Kayama, Misuzu Kanno, Makiko Watanabe, Shunsuke Daitō, Yuka Itaya
World premiere – Debut film
Director Hikari, aka Mitsuyo Miyazaki, tells the story of Yuma, a young Japanese woman who suffers from cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, Yuma struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Dafne – Italy
by Federico Bondi
with Carolina Raspanti, Antonio Piovanelli,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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