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Israel
Synopsis
Ariel, a well-off, childless man, gets a phone call from his college girlfriend. She needs to tell him a couple of very surprising things: first, when they broke up twenty years ago, she was pregnant and went on to have a lovely boy. The second thing will make Ariel explore the hidden aspects of parenthood and change his life forever.
Director's Biography
Savi Gabizon is a renowned and leading film director in Israel. His three films, SHUROO, LOVESICK ON NANA STREET and NINA’S TRAGEDIES were all box-office hits that brought the highest number of audience to theatres in the years they came out. All three films were extremely well-received by cinema critics, won at the Israeli Academy Awards and were chosen to represent Israel at the American Oscars in the foreign film category. Together, Gabizon’s three films won 24 Israeli Academy Awards – among them best film, best director and best screenplay. All three films participated in many international film festivals, won several prizes and were distributed in numerous countries. Savi Gabizon is a professor at the Film and Television department of the Tel Aviv University where he teaches filmmaking and screen-writing workshops.
Filmography:
2018 - LONGING
2008 - LOST AND FOUND, TV series
2003 - NINA’S TRAGEDIES
1995 - LOVESICK ON NANA STREET
1990 - SHUROO
Filmography:
2018 - LONGING
2008 - LOST AND FOUND, TV series
2003 - NINA’S TRAGEDIES
1995 - LOVESICK ON NANA STREET
1990 - SHUROO
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Savi Gabizon
Written by: Savi Gabizon
Produced by: Tami Leon, Savi Gabizon, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, Chilik Michaeli, Avraham Pirchi
Cinematography: Asaf Sudry
Editing: Tali Halter Shenkar
Costume Design: Michal Dor
Make-Up & Hair: Orly Ronen
Sound Design: Yossi Epfelbaum
Visual Effects: Dani Cohen
Cast: Shai Avivi (Ariel), Asi Levi (Ronit)
Nominations and Awards
- Feature Film Selection 2018