2017
France - Israël
91min - DCP - 1.85 - Color
Original language: Hebrew
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Cast
Joy Rieger
Evgenia Dodina
Michael Aloni
Manuel Elkaslassi Vardi
Rami Heuberger
Credits
Director: Keren Ben Rafael
Script: Keren Ben Rafael, Elise Benroubi
Image: Damien Dufresne
Editing: Daniel Avitzur, Frederic Baillehaiche
Music: Renaud Mayeur
Producer: Caroline Bonmarchand
Coproducers: Moshe Ederi, Leon Ederi, Ofer Naim, Dafna Prenner, Shai Eines, Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts
Production: Avenue B (France)
In coproduction with: United King Films (Israel), Artza Productions (Israel), Frakas Productions (Belgium), Eurimages
Festivals & Awards
AWARDS
BEST ACTRESS Joy Rieger
Tribeca Film Festival 2018
GOLDEN MIMOSA FOR BEST DIRECTOR and GOLDEN MIMOSA FOR BEST ACTRESS Joy Rieger
Montenegro Film Festival
AWARD FOR BEST ISRAELI DEBUT FILM
FIPRESCI
BEST ACTRESS AWARD - BASTAU International Student and Debut Film Festival
FESTIVALS 2018
Tribeca Film Festival – Official Competition
Cannes Film Festival - CANNES JUNIOR
40th Moscow International Film Festival
Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney– Official Competition
Karlovy Vary Intl Film Festival
Jerusalem Film festival – Official Competition
Film Festival Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival – Official Competition
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec – Official Competition
Israeli Film Festival in Houston
Brussels Jewish International Film Festival
KOLNOA festival Czech Republic
SERET Film Festival in Berlin in Amsterdam
UK Jewish film festival
11th JUNIORFEST - International Film Festival for Children and Youth Czech Republic
Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
Pitigliani/ Kolno'a/ Festival in Rome
In Kiryat Yam, small town on the north coast of Israel, everything seems to have stopped. Lana, a rebellious teenager, vowed to fight against resignation and immobilism. She couldn’t imagine that the rumor of a mermaid off the coast would wake up her town from its torpidity and give her the possibility to finally live.
À Kiryat Yam, petite ville sur la côte nord d’Israël, tout semble être arrêté. Lana, adolescente révoltée, s’est jurée de lutter contre l’immobilisme et la résignation. Elle est loin d’imaginer que c’est la rumeur d’une sirène qui va réveiller sa ville de sa torpeur et lui permettre enfin de vivre.
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