Beyond the Mountains and Hills

Last updated

Beyond the Mountains and Hills
Beyond the Mountains and Hills poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Eran 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]

Contents

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

Plot

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:

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

References

  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.