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| Directed by | Amos Gitai |
| Written by | Amos Gitai |
| Cinematography | Giora Bejach |
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Ana Arabia ("I Am Arab") is a 2013 French-Israeli drama film written and directed by Amos Gitai. It was entered into the main competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. [1] [2] It consists of a single long take. [3] [4]
The story follows seven characters living in a small enclave between Jaffa and Bat-Yam, the last area not yet transformed into real estate property. In a small orchard with several structures used for living and as a makeshift garage, a small community lives at their own laid-back pace, different from that of the surrounding city.
A young journalist named Yael (Yuval Scharf) arrives to investigate a mysterious story surrounding the death of the family matriarch, Anna, who was born in a concentration camp in Poland and later married Yusuf after arriving in Israel.
The characters Yael meets share their lives, dreams, hopes, romances, passions, and disappointments. Through a tapestry of memory fragments, the film presents a journey between the characters' present and their past traumas, revealing the development of their intimate relationships against the backdrop of historical events and horrors.
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