France / May 16, 2009 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In the city of Jaffa; a young girl plans to run away with her secret lover, when a tragedy forever changes the course of their lives. Jaffa is a mixed Arabic - Jewish seaside city near Tel Aviv, where Reuven Wolf (Moni Moshonov) has a garage for repairing cars. His wife Ossi (Ronit Elkabetz), a vain, self-centered woman, just makes everybody's life difficult. The couple's daughter, Mali Wolf (Dana Ivgy), has secretly fallen in love with her childhood friend, the young Toufik (newcomer Mahmud Shalaby), a hard-working youth who has come as a helping hand to his Israeli-Arab father Hassan, a long-time mechanic working for Reuven.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | כלת הים |
| Original language | עִבְרִית (HE) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, עִבְרִית |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Israel |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Bizibi, Transfax Film Productions, Rohfilm, Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project, Keshet Broadcasting, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma |
| Release date | 10 giugno 2009 |
| Writer | Keren Yedaya, Illa Ben Porat |
| Editing | Asaf Korman |
| Cinematography | Pierre Aïm |
| Assistant directors | Keren Yedaya |
| Camera operators | Pierre Aïm |
| Additional photography | Pierre Aïm |
| Production design | Avi Fahima |
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| Art direction | Avi Fahima |
| Set decoration | Avi Fahima |
| Music | Shushan |
| Sound | Shushan |
| Costume design | Li Alembik |
| Makeup | Li Alembik |
| Hairstyling | Li Alembik |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Canada / Sep 15, 2009 / Toronto International Film Festival
Brazil / Sep 25, 2009 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
United States / Oct 11, 2009 / Hamptons International Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Jun 10, 2009
Greece / Aug 12, 2010
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