A.K.A Nadia (Hebrew: נדיה - שם זמני, Nadia - Shem Zmani) is a 2015 Israeli film, a debut directing work by Tova Ascher, a noted Israeli film editor. It is a story of a Palestinian woman Nadya, who spent most of her adult life pretending to be a Jew (Maya).[1]
| A.K.A Nadia | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tova Ascher |
| Written by | Tova Ascher, Anat Ascher |
| Produced by | Esti Yaacov Mecklberg, Haim Mecklberg, Ruth Katz, Svetlana Bar |
| Starring | Netta Shpigelman Oded Leopold |
| Cinematography | Talia "Tulik" Galon |
| Edited by | Yair Ascher, Tova Ascher |
| Music by | Ran Bagno |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Languages | Hebrew Arabic English |
| Box office | 4,153 admissions in Israel |
Plot summary
editNadya falls in love with a PLO activist Nimmer and they marry secretly in London. Nimmer disappears, she is left without papers and support, and takes a job in a laundry. She manages to get a fake passport with the help of a laundry "customer #347", but the passport is for an Israeli Jew.[2]
Fast forward 15 years, Nadya, now Maya, married to a government official, has become a successful choreographer. When her company is to perform a dance in collaboration with Arabs, she meets Nimmer, who is a member of the coordinating committee...[2]
Awards
editThe film was nominated for several awards and won two.
- 2015: Israel Critics’ Forum Award for best feature film at the Jerusalem Film Festival. Jury motivation: "...for a profound and articulate discussion of issues of identity and belonging to a place and a family. The director offers an intricate portrait of a reality that is grounded in separation walls, checkpoints and segregation. The film examines whether one can create oneself anew within a tragic political context, by presenting a fascinating, complex and touching human story."[3][4]
- 2017: Micki Moore Award (to the Best Narrative Feature Film directed by a woman) at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Interview: Tova Ascher, Screen Daily
- ^ a b Hannah Brown, "Movie review: Nadia’s dilemma. A Palestinian woman lives life as a Jew in Tova Ascher’s new film", The Jerusalem Post, February 10, 2017
- ^ "2015 Festival | Jerusalem Cinematheque – Israel Film Archive". jer-cin.org.il. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "Issues of faith win over judges at Jerusalem Film Festival"The Times of Israel, July 21, 2015
- ^ "Filmmaker Awards – Toronto Jewish Film Festival". tjff.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
External links
edit- A.K.A Nadia at IMDb
- טובה אשר - במאית מלידה, an interview with detailed discussion of the creation of the film and film itself