Zion and His Brother

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Zion and His Brother
Zionandhisbrother1poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed byEran Merav
Written byEran Merav
Produced byAssaf Amir
Charles Gillibert
Marin Karmitz
Nathanaël Karmitz
Talia Kleinhendler
Thomas Springer
Helmut Weber
StarringReuven Badalov
Ronit Elkabetz
CinematographyItzik Portal
Music byBlake Williams
Mary Lago Williams
Production
companies
EZ Films
K5 Film
United Channel Movies
Distributed by Regent Releasing
Cinemax
MK2 Diffusion
Release date
  • August 5, 2009 (2009-08-05)
Running time
84 minutes
Countries Israel
France
Language Hebrew

Zion and His Brother is a 2009 French-Israeli drama film starring Reuven Badalov and Ronit Elkabetz. The film, written and directed by Eran Merav, premiered on 17 January 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Plot synopsis

Amidst the circumstances of an absent father and a single mother busy making ends meet and satisfying her boyfriend, the oldest son Meir takes care of his younger brother, Zion and they evidently have an inseparable powerful bond. Meirs is there to handle the situation when Zion confesses that a schoolmate has stolen his soccer sneakers. Yet things unravel when the thief seeks a reprisal, and soon Zion understands he is complicit in a secret only he and Meir share. This pressure and Meir's clashes with their mother's boyfriend leave the fraternal allegiance in disarray. [1]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Ghent International Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

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References

  1. ZION AND HIS BROTHER Archived June 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved on 4 July 2010