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Ahed's Knee

  • The Knee (Working title)
All titles (6)
Feature Film | 2019-2021 | Drama | France, Germany, Israel

Main data

DirectorNadav Lapid
Written byNadav Lapid
ProductionLes Films du Bal, Komplizen Film GmbH, Pie Films [il], Mandarin Production [fr], Nord-Ouest Films [fr], Les Films Velvet [fr], Arte France Cinéma [fr], Arte [de/fr], Decia Films [fr], 24/25 films [fr], Srab Films [fr]
DistributorKinology [fr], Pyramide Films [fr], Grandfilm GmbH, Filmgarten, Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty [pl]

Shooting data

Number of shooting days18

Project data

Budget1,5M€
Length of movie109'
Aspect ratioCinemascope (1 : 2,39)
Sound formatDolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

Trailers/Videos

  • Trailer/Video on Youtube
  • Trailer/Video on Youtube
  • Trailer/Video on Youtube

Stills

Posters

  • French
  • German

Brief synopsis

An Israeli filmmaker throws himself in the midst of two battles doomed to fail: one against the death of freedom, the other against the death of a mother.

(https://cinereach.org/films/aheds-knee/)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Avshalom PollakY. [L]
Nur FibakYahalom [L]Jenny Laura Bischoff
Yoram HonigBeekeeper [SR]
Lidor EderiNarkis [SR]
Yonathan KuglerY young [SR]
Amit ShoshaniSoldier afraid [SR]
Yehonathan VilozniSergeant [SR]
Naama PreisCasting director [SR]Rebecca Madita Hundt
Ortal SolomonAhed 1 [SR]
Mili EshetAhed 2 [SR]
Oded MenasterSmotrich [SR]
Netta RothYoung actress [SR]
Inbal KatzenHitchhiker [SR]
Maya ShpakPilot [BP]Judith Jakob
Producer [BP]Judith Jakob

Crew

ActivityNameComment
1st ADJean-Baptiste Bruneau-Pouilloux
Director of photographyShai Goldman
2nd assistant cameraDiane Plas
Casting directorOrit Azulay
Costume designerKhadija Zeggaï
DirectorNadav Lapid
Script supervisorSveta Shelegovskaya
EditorNili Feller
ProducerÈve Robin
ProducerJudith Lou Lévy
Co-producerOsnat Handelsman-Keren
Co-producerJanine Jackowski
Co-producerTalia Kleinhendler
Co-producerJonas Dornbach
Production designerPascale Consigny
Line producerBen von Dobeneck
Assistant to line producerJanina Schafft
Production managerPascal Metge
Production coordinatorJulia Brachert
Assistant production managerCora Frischling
ScreenwriterNadav Lapid
Audio describerPetra Schielke
Production sound mixerAviv Aldema
Sound re-recording mixerBruno Mercère
ChoreographerAriel Wolf
soldiers		soldiers

Production companies

CompanyComment
Les Films du Bal
Komplizen Film GmbH
Pie Films [il]
Mandarin Production [fr]
Nord-Ouest Films [fr]
Les Films Velvet [fr]
Arte France Cinéma [fr]
Arte [de/fr]
ZDF / Arte Germany		ZDF / Arte Germany
Decia Films [fr]
24/25 films [fr]
Srab Films [fr]

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Kinology [fr]
International Sales		International Sales
Pyramide Films [fr]
France (theatrical)		France (theatrical)
Grandfilm GmbH
Germany (theatrical)		Germany (theatrical)
Filmgarten
Distribution Autriche		Distribution Autriche
Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty [pl]
Poland		Poland

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Nadav Lapid2021Festival de Cannes [fr]
Jury Prize		Jury PrizeWinner

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2021CanadaTIFF - Toronto International Film Festival
Special Presentations		Special Presentations
2021AustriaViennale
2021FranceFestival de Cannes
Official Selection - Competition		Official Selection - Competition

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
RepeatFrancearteWednesday, 08/05/2024, 11.35 PM

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releasePolandFriday, 24/06/2022
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 17/03/2022
Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 15/09/2021
PremiereWednesday, 07/07/2021Festival de Cannes [fr]