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

 

VIRGINS

Ein Betulot Bakrayot

a film by :Keren Ben Rafael

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.

French Synopsis :

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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