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    Feature Film | 2020-2021 | Drama | Germany, Israel

    Main data

    DirectorOfir Raul Graizer
    Written byOfir Raul Graizer
    ProductionLaila Films [il], Schiwago Film GmbH [de], Mimesis Film [cz]
    DistributorMissing Films [de]

    Shooting data

    Start of shooting23/08/2020
    End of shooting25/10/2020
    Number of shooting days27
    LocationsIsrael, Germany

    Project data

    Film financing
    Length of movie2h 6min

    Cast

    Trailers/Videos

    • Trailer (Englisch subtitles)
    • Trailer (original, German subtitles)

    Posters

    Brief synopsis

    An Israeli swimming tutor living in Chicago returns to Israel after 10 years of absence to bury his father. An encounter with a beloved childhood friend and his newly engaged girlfriend will set a series of events in motion that will affect everyone's lives. A story set between a flower shop and an ancient monastery, between a swimming pool in Chicago and the Mediterranean, between life and death - and somewhere in the middle.

    (Schiwago Film)

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Michael MoshonovEli Greenberg / Ilay Cross [L]
    Oshrat IngadashetIris [L]
    Ofri BitermanYotam [L]
    Karen Joy CifarelliKaren [L]
    Seumas SargentBill

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographyOmri Aloni
    1st assistant cameraHolger Wimmer
    Costume designerLital Goldfine
    Costume designerDaniel Kossow
    DirectorOfir Raul Graizer
    1st AD (local system)Gilad Avni
    / 1st AD Israel    		/ 1st AD Israel
    1st AD (local system)Charlot van Heeswijk
    & UM, German Unit (2 days)    		& UM, German Unit (2 days)
    EditorMichal Oppenheim
    EditorOfir Raul Graizer
    GafferFlorian Geyer
    Germany (2 days)    		Germany (2 days)
    Best boy electricPaul Maximilian Näther
    Germany (2 days)    		Germany (2 days)
    Makeup artist / hair stylistRevital Cohen
    Makeup artist / hair stylistClaus Grüßner
    Germany (2 days)    		Germany (2 days)
    ProducerItai Tamir
    ProducerOfir Raul Graizer
    ProducerJan Macola
    ProducerMarcos Kantis
    Germany    		Germany
    Co-producerAmi Livne
    Production designerDaniel Kossow
    Line producerSimon Lubinski
    Production managerSabine Schmidt
    ScreenwriterOfir Raul Graizer
    Production sound mixerTobias Rüther
    2 Drehtage    		2 Drehtage

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Laila Films [il]
    Schiwago Film GmbH [de]
    coproduction    		coproduction
    Mimesis Film [cz]
    coproduction    		coproduction

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    Missing Films [de]
    Germany (theatrical)    		Germany (theatrical)

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Ofir Raul Graizer2023Five Lakes Film Festival [de]
    Audience Award    		Audience AwardNominated
    Marcos Kantis2022Filmfest Hamburg [de]
    Hamburg Producer Award - Int. co-productions    		Hamburg Producer Award - Int. co-productionsNominated

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2023GermanyFive Lakes Film Festival
    2023TurkeyIstanbul Film Festival
    2022Czech RepublicKarlovy Vary IFF
    Crystal Globe Competition    		Crystal Globe Competition
    2022GermanyFilmfest Hamburg

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 07/03/2024