Ahed's Knee
| Ahed's Knee | |
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| Directed by | Nadav Lapid |
| Written by | Nadav Lapid |
| Produced by | Judith Lou Lévy Ève Robin |
| Starring | Avshalom Pollak, Nur Fibak |
| Cinematography | Shai Goldman |
Production companies | Les Films du Bal Pie Films Komplizen Film GmbH |
| Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution (France) |
Release date |
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| Countries | Israel France Germany |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Box office | $219,878[1][2] |
Ahed's Knee (Hebrew: הַבֶּרֶךְ, romanized: Habereḵ, lit. 'The Knee') is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Nadav Lapid.[3] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5] At Cannes, the film shared the Jury Prize with Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.[6][7]
Cast
- Avshalom Pollak as Y
- Nur Fibak as Yahalom
- Yoram Honig as the farmer
- Yonathan Kugler as the young Y
- Lidor Ederi as Narkis
- Amit Shoshani as the fearful soldier
- Yehonathan Vilozni as the sergeant
- Naama Preis as the casting director
- Ortal Solomon as Ahed 1
- Mili Eshet as Ahed 2
- Oded Menaster as Smotrich
- Netta Roth as the young actor
Release
The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, it had its premiere on 7 July 2021 in the festival. It was also selected in 'Icon' section of 26th Busan International Film Festival and was screened in the festival in October 2021.[8] It was invited in the Soul of Asia section at the 52nd International Film Festival of India for screening in November.[9]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 59 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "An occasionally uneasy blend of human drama and message movie, Ahed's Knee forcefully reaffirms that the personal is political."[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]
References
- ^ "Ahed's Knee (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Ahed's Knee (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Ahed's Knee". Cinereach. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Sean Penn, Wes Anderson, Ildikó Enyedi Join 2021 Cannes Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Cannes' Palme D'Or goes to Titane". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 Program". BIFF. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Come, Experience the "Soul of Asia" at IFFI 52; Six films under Soul of Asia film section to present the microcosm of the world's largest continent". PIB GOI. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021 – via Press release.
- ^ "Ahed's Knee". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Ahed's Knee". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
External links
- Ahed's Knee at IMDb