Mabul (film)

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Mabul
Mabulfilmposter.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed by Guy Nattiv
Written byNoa Berman-Herzberg
Guy Nattiv
Produced byDaniel Baur
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Ina Fichman
Tami Leon
Elie Meirovitz
Chilik Michaeli
Avraham Pirchi
Oliver Simon
Starring Ronit Elkabetz
Michael Moshonov
Tzahi Grad
Yoav Rotman
Cinematography Philippe Lavalette
Edited byTali Helter-Shenkar
Music by Patrick Watson
Production
companies
EZ Films
K5 Film
United Channel Movies
Distributed byK5 International
Release dates
  • September 2010 (2010-09)(Haifa) [1] 2011
  • October 3 (3-10)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

Mabul (also known as The Flood) is a 2010 Israeli drama film starring Ronit Elkabetz and directed by Guy Nattiv. It is a feature-length extension of a previous short film by Nattiv.

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On July 26, 2010, it was nominated for several Ophir Awards, including Best Film and Best Actress (Elkabetz). [2] The film was shown at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival in 2011.

Plot

Yoni's Bar Mitzvah approaches but his family continues to disintegrate as his parents prepare to separate. Things take a turn when Yoni's autistic older brother returns to the family home and challenges the family to reconcile and put an end to their dysfunctional ways in time for Yoni's Bar Mitzvah celebration. [3]

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References

  1. "Haifa International Film Festival 2010: Awards - MidnightEast". 30 September 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. 'Israeli Oscar' noms announced Jerusalem Post. 27 July 2010
  3. Mabul [ permanent dead link ] K5International. Retrieved on 3 July 2010