Spotlight On Amos Gitai: Disengagement
Israel, 2007, 115 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: Germany, Italy, France
Genre/Subjects: Drama, Foreign
Language: Hebrew, French, Arabic, Italian, English English Sub-Titles
Screens Sunday, July 31st at 2pm at the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax
Introduced by Donald Zuckerman
35mm presentation - Ana is reunited with her estranged Israeli stepbrother, Uli, when he travels to France due to the death of their father. She decides to return to Israel to search for the daughter she gave up at birth 20 years ago. Crossing frontiers by car, train and boat, Ana and Uli are caught up in the turmoil and emotion of the military-enforced disengagement of Israeli settlers from Gaza in 2005.
Presented in partnership with:
Presented in cooperation with Don and Arlene Shwayder
DIRECTOR: Amos Gitai
Principal Cast: Juliette Binoche, Liron Levo, Jeanne Moreau, Barbara Hendricks, Dana Ivgy, Hiam Abbass, Tomer Russo, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Uri Klauzner
US Distributor: IFC Films
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