| Aliyah | |
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| Directed by | Elie Wajeman |
| Written by | Gaëlle Macé Elie Wajeman |
| Produced by | Lola Gans |
| Starring | Adele Haenel, Cédric Kahn |
| Cinematography | David Chizallet |
| Distributed by | Rézo Films (France), Film Movement (USA) [1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French, Hebrew |
| Budget | $1.8 million [2] |
| Box office | $275.000 [3] |
Aliyah (French : Alyah) is a 2012 French drama film directed by Elie Wajeman. [4] [5]
Alex, a 27-year-old Jewish drug dealer who lives in Paris, plans to do his Aliyah and move to Israel for the chance of a better life. [4] [5] [6] His brother, Isaac, keeps pestering him for money. [4] [5] During the course of a Shabbat dinner at their aunt's house, we learn they lack parental support. [4] Alex's desire to move to Israel is not so much grown out of Zionism, but because nothing holds him back in France, in spite of his recent encounter with a gentile girl, Jeanne. [4] [5] [6] The final scene highlights Israel's multicultural culture. [4]
The film was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. [7] [8] It was also shown at the 2012 Haifa International Film Festival and the Cabourg Film Festival. [9] [10]
Variety reviewed the film favorably, suggesting the cast was "solid." and that the film deserve a "wider audience" than "Francophone arthouses and Jewish fests". [4] For Les Echos , it is "the best French film in a long time", as it shows many social classes in Paris, and admits the fact that Paris, as pretty as it is, has nothing left to offer. [5]
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