Seventeen-year-old Uri is obsessed with Holocaust research. He wants to go on a trip with his class to the extermination camps in Poland but needs to overcome his difficulty in integrating. Since his parents divorced, Uri and his mother have shared a room. Uri would like to have his own room, but he also likes having his mother by his side. While trying to find his place among the fragile relations at school and at home, Uri confronts his fear of the near future and life as an adult.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 21 min.
- Country, year
- Israel, 2023
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- IW
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Matan Yair
- Screenplay
- Matan Yair
- Producers
- Gal Greenspan, Roi Kurland, Maya Fischer, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery
- Cinematography
- Shai Skiff
- Music
- Massimo Zamboni
- Cast
- Gilad Lederman, Yarden Bar-Kochba, Dror Keren, Israel Bright, Neta Roth
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Matan Yair
Matan Yair studied directing and screenwriting at the Sam Spiegel School for Film and Television and Tel Aviv University, and has previously made short films and a documentary. He wrote two novels published by Yediot Aharonot. His award-winning debut feature, “Scaffolding”, was based on his own life experiences. It world-premiered at Cannes 2017 in the Acid programme and was shown at the Toronto film festival.