The Holy Land (film)

The Holy Land
Directed by	Eitan Gorlin
Written by	Eitan Gorlin
Produced by	Ran Bogin Udi Yerushalmi
Starring	Oren Rehany Tchelet Semel Saul Stein Albert Iluz Arie Moskuna
Cinematography	Nils Kenaston
Edited by	Josh Apter Yair Elazar
Music by	Chris Cunningham
Release date	22 April 2001 (2001-04-22)(Los Angeles)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Israel
Languages	English Arabic Russian Hebrew

The Holy Land is a 2001 Israeli drama film written and directed by Eitan Gorlin and starring Oren Rehany, Tchelet Semel, Saul Stein, Albert Iluz, Arie Moskuna. ^[1] It is Gorlin's directorial debut. ^[2]

Cast

• Oren Rehany as Mendy
• Tchelet Semel as Natasha “Sasha” Sonsova
• Saul Stein as Mike
• Albert Iluz as Razi
• Arie Moskuna as The Exterminator

Production

The film was shot on location in Israel. ^[2]

Reception

The film has a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. ^[3]

Awards and nominations

The film won the grand jury prize for best feature at the 2002 Slamdance Film Festival and the best film prize at the 2002 Avignon New York festival. ^{[2] [4]} Gorlin was also nominated for the Someone to Watch Award at the 18th Independent Spirit Awards. ^{[2] [4]}

References

1. Matsumoto, Jon (6 May 2001). "The Holy Land". Variety . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
2. Harris, Dana (15 January 2003). "Cavu rolls for 'Holy'". Variety . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
3. "The Holy Land". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
4. Mitchell, Wendy (16 January 2003). "CAVU Acquires Eitan Gorlin's Award-Winning Feature "The Holy Land"". IndieWire . Retrieved 21 June 2020.

External links

• The Holy Land at IMDb