Tehilim (film)

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Tehilim
Tehilim.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Raphael Nadjari
Written by Raphaël Nadjari
Vincent Poymiro  [ fr ]
Produced by Geoffroy Grison
Fred Bellaiche
Marek Rosenbaum
Itai Tamir
Noah Harlan
Starring Michael Moshonov
Limor Goldstein
Yonathan Alster
Shmuel Vilojni
Yohav Hait
Ilan Dar
Reut Lev
Cinematography Laurent Brunet
Edited by Sean Foley
Music by Nathaniel Méchaly
Distributed by Haut et Court
Release dates
  • 20 May 2007 (2007-05-20)(Cannes)
  • 30 May 2007 (2007-05-30)(France)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesIsrael
France
LanguageHebrew

Tehilim is Raphael Nadjari's fifth feature film. It was shot in Jerusalem in 2006. Tehilim in the Hebrew word for Psalms.

Contents

The plot revolves around a religious family in Jerusalem grappling with the mysterious disappearance of the father. The family's two children attempt to cope with the difficult situation by distributing Psalms and giving charity, but to no avail.

Raphael Nadjari was nominated for the Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, the Wolgin Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival, and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He won the Grand Prize at the FILMeX Festival in Tokyo.

Plot

Scene from the movie. Tehilim second.jpg
Scene from the movie.

In contemporary Jerusalem, a small Jewish family leads an ordinary life until following a car accident, the father mysteriously disappears. They all deal with his absence and the difficulties of everyday life as best they can. While the adults take refuge in silence or traditions, the two children, Menachem and David, seek their own way to find their father.

Cast

Format and release

The film was shot in HD, using prime lenses. The film was released in France by Haut et Court, in Spain, Belgium and Germany and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York [1] the following year.

Tehilim received top prize in the Tokyo Filmex. [2] The jury conducted by Lee Chang Dong wrote the following statement: "The mysterious loss of the father of an average Israeli family brings to the fore a universal problem of today's world - the lack of orientation. It is left to the individual whether to see this as a human subject matter, an intimate story or a reflection of Israeli society today. It is told in a personal style, which - as world cinema- transgresses borders and religions". [3]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ MoMA listing for Tehilim
  2. 1 2 Unifrance Announcement of Tokyo Grand Prize
  3. ↑ FilmEx
  4. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Tehilim". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
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