“The Flat”
3rd ISRAELI FILM WEEK
“Fragile: Families”
The Flat הדירה
Synopsis
The flat on the third floor of a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv was where my grandparents lived since they immigrated to Palestine in the 1930’s. Were it not for the view from the windows, one might have thought that the flat was in Berlin. When my grandmother passed away at the age of 98 we were called to the flat to clear out what was left. Objects, pictures, letters and documents awaited us, revealing traces of a troubled and unknown past. The film which begins with the emptying out of a flat develops into a riveting adventure, involving unexpected national interests, a friendship that crosses enemy lines, and deeply repressed family emotions. And even reveals some secrets that should have probably remained untold
Distinctions / Awards
13 Israeli and international awards, among which:
Ophir for Best Documentary Award
Best Documentary Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival
Best Editing Award at Tribeca Intl Film Festival
3rd Israeli Film Week – “Fragile: Families”
The Embassy of Israel in Athens, in cooperation with the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation and under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, is organizing the tribute to Israeli cinema Fragile: Families 3rd Israeli Cinema Week which includes nine prize-winning films from 2011-2014, which explore different areas of family life and the relationships which form between family members. At the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation from Wednesday 10th until Tuesday 16th of December 2014.
It is the third consecutive year that the Israeli Cinema Week is being organized in Athens. During the last years Israeli films have taken part and received awards at film festivals in Greece and across the world. They have also become commercially extremely successful. During the tribute Fragile: Families, the audience will have the opportunity to explore the mechanisms, the relationships and the problems of families from different backgrounds.
Documentary, Israel/Germany, 2011, 97, color
Language: Hebrew, German, English
Subtitles: Greek
Director: Amnon Goldfinger
Screenplay: Amnon Goldfinger
