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| Directed by | Amos Gitai |
| Written by | Amos Gitai |
| Cinematography | Giora Bejach |
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Ana Arabia ("I Am Arab") is a 2013 French-Israeli drama film written and directed by Amos Gitai. It was entered into the main competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] It consists of a single long take.[3][4]
Synopsis
[edit]The story follows seven characters living in a small enclave between Jaffa and Bat-Yam, the last area not yet transformed into real estate property. In a small orchard with several structures used for living and as a makeshift garage, a small community lives at their own laid-back pace, different from that of the surrounding city.
A young journalist named Yael (Yuval Scharf) arrives to investigate a mysterious story surrounding the death of the family matriarch, Anna, who was born in a concentration camp in Poland and later married Yusuf after arriving in Israel.
Cast
[edit]- Yuval Scharf: Yael
- Yussuf Abu-Warda: Yussuf
- Sarah Adler: Miriam
- Asi Levi: Sarah
- Uri Gavriel: Hassan
- Norman Issa: Norman
References
[edit]- ↑ "Venice Film Review: 'Ana Arabia'". 3 September 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ↑ "Venice film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ Jean-Michel Frodon (5 August 2014). ""Ana Arabia": un labyrinthe pour la paix". Slate. Retrieved 28 August 2014.C
- ↑ E. Nina Rothe. (June 9, 2013). Best of Venice: Amos Gitai's Ana Arabia. HuffPost.
External links
[edit]- Ana Arabia at IMDb
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