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LET IT BE MORNING / VAYEHI BOKER

DIRECTOR: Eran Kolirin

COUNTRY: Israel, France

YEAR / DURATION: 2021 • 101’

GENRE: drama

CROATIAN PREMIERE

Info

SCREENPLAY: Eran Kolirin (based on novel by Sayed Kashua)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Shai Goldman
EDITORS: Arik Lahav-Leibovich, Haim Tabakman
SCORE: Habib Shadah
ACTORS: Alex Bakri, Juna Suleiman, Salim Daw, Ehab Salami, Khalifa Natour, Samer Bisharat, Yara Elham Jarrar
PRODUCERS: Ra’anan Gershoni, Keren Michael, Tamar Mozes-Borovitz, Nadav Palti, Jonathan Paran
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Dori Media Group
COPRODUCERS: Yael Fogiel, Laetitia Gonzalez, Nathalie Vallet
COPRODUCED BY: Les Films du Poisson (France)
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS: Cannes Film Festival 2021, Un Certain Regard, International Film Festival of Kerala, Special Mention, Haifa International Film Festival – Best Israeli Film, War on Screen International Film Festival – Best Film, Israeli Film Academy – Best Film, Montpellier International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival

Trailer

Synopsis

Sami, a Palestinian, lives in Jerusalem with his family. He goes to his brother’s wedding, but with no explanation, the village is put under lockdown by Israeli soldiers. Cut off from the outside world, trapped in an unexpected situation, Sami is forced to watch as everything falls apart and turns into chaos, but also to reexamine his own identity and national feeling.

About the director

Eran Kolirin (Holon, 1973) is an Israeli screenwriter and film director. In 2004, he directed the feature-length television drama The Long Journey, and his directorial debut The Band’s Visit (2007), was great critical success, while his second film, The Exchange (2011), was screened at Venice International Film Festival. His next film, Beyond the Mountains and Hills (2016), was screened at the Un Certain Regard section at Festival de Cannes.

Screening

Kaštel – 21.07.2022
21:30

Valli Cinema – 22.07.2022
15:00

FREE ENTRANCE

LET IT BE MORNING / VAYEHI BOKER