Zion and His Brother is a 2009 French-Israeli drama film starring Reuven Badalov and Ronit Elkabetz. The film, written and directed by Eran Merav, premiered on 17 January 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival.
| Zion and His Brother | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Eran Merav |
| Written by | Eran Merav |
| Produced by | Assaf Amir Charles Gillibert Marin Karmitz Nathanaël Karmitz Talia Kleinhendler Thomas Springer Helmut Weber |
| Starring | Reuven Badalov Ronit Elkabetz |
| Cinematography | Itzik Portal |
| Music by | Blake Williams Mary Lago Williams |
Production companies | EZ Films K5 Film United Channel Movies |
| Distributed by | Regent Releasing Cinemax MK2 Diffusion |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Countries | Israel France |
| Language | Hebrew |
Plot synopsis
editAmidst the circumstances of an absent father and a single mother busy making ends meet and satisfying her boyfriend, the oldest son Meir takes care of his younger brother, Zion and they evidently have an inseparable powerful bond. Meirs is there to handle the situation when Zion confesses that a schoolmate has stolen his soccer sneakers. Yet things unravel when the thief seeks a reprisal, and soon Zion understands he is complicit in a secret only he and Meir share. This pressure and Meir's clashes with their mother's boyfriend leave the fraternal allegiance in disarray.[1]
Cast
edit- Reuven Badalov as Zion
- Ronit Elkabetz as Mother
- Tzahi Grad as Eli
- Zidane Awad as the cousin
- Ofer Hayun as Meir
Awards and nominations
editGhent International Film Festival
- Best Screenplay - Eran Merav (won)
- Best Film - Eran Merav (nomination)
- World cinema - dramatic - Eran Merav (nomination)
References
edit- ^ ZION AND HIS BROTHER Archived June 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved on 4 July 2010
External links
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