Beyond the Mountains and Hills

Beyond the Mountains and Hills
Film poster
Directed byEran Kolirin
Written byEran Kolirin
CinematographyShai Goldman
Music byAsher Goldschmidt
Release date
  • 15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) (Cannes)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

Beyond the Mountains and Hills (Hebrew: Me'Ever Laharim Velagvaot) is a 2016 Israeli drama film directed by Eran Kolirin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]

The film was one of five creative works nominated for the Best Film Award at the Ophir Awards.[3][4]

Plot

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The film portrays the portrait of the Greenbaum family, an Israeli middle-class family living in a community near Jerusalem. The family members live together in the same house, yet each one operates in isolation, within their own world:

  • David (Alon Pdut) – the father, a Lieutenant Colonel who has just retired from military service after 27 years and struggles to build a new life for himself.
  • Rina (Shiri Nadav Naor) – the mother, a high school literature teacher who fantasizes about a more exciting life.
  • Yifat (Mili Eshet) – the eldest daughter, a curious teenager and left-wing activist, who develops a relationship with a young Palestinian man.
  • Omri (Noam Imber) – the younger son, a quiet and introverted high school student.

Throughout the film, each family member experiences an existential crisis and becomes entangled in a series of fears, secrets, and violence.

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ^ "ההכרזה על העולים לגמר - פרסי אופיר 2016". Israel Film Academy. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ Brown, Hannah (20 August 2016). "2016 Ophir nominations announced – snubs and all". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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