In Between (2016 film)
| In Between | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maysaloun Hamoud |
| Written by | Maysaloun Hamoud |
| Produced by | Sandrine Brauer Shlomi Elkabetz[3] |
| Cinematography | Itay Gross |
| Edited by | Lev Golster Nili Feller |
| Music by | MG Saad |
| Distributed by | Alma Cinema[4] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes[5] |
| Countries | Israel France |
| Language | Arabic |
In Between is a 2016 Israeli-French film about three Palestinian women sharing a flat in Tel Aviv.[7]
Cast
- Mouna Hawa as Layla[8] (or Leila), a criminal defence lawyer originally from Nazareth, whose family is secular Muslim[9]
- Shaden Kanboura as Nour,[8] a religious Muslim woman studying computer science at Tel Aviv University[10]
- Sana Jammelieh as Salma,[8] a lesbian DJ from a Christian family[9]
Development
Producer Shlomi Elkabetz (brother of Ronit Elkabetz) and writer-director Maysaloun Hamoud brought the project to Jerusalem's "Pitch Point" in 2015, where it won two prizes: the Turkish YAPIMLAB Award and the IFP Award. The film was funded by Israel Film Fund.[11][12]
Awards and accolades
The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival[13] where a jury awarded it the NETPAC Award for World or International Asian Film Premiere.[14]
At the 2016 San Sebastian Film Festival, the film won three awards: the Premio EROSKI de la juventud (Eroski Youth Award), the Premio TVE - Otra Mirada (TVE Another Look Award), and the Premio Sebastiane.[15][16]
At the 2016 Haifa International Film Festival, In Between won the Danny Lerner Award for a Debut Feature Film; additionally, its three principal cast members (Hawa, Jammelieh, and Kanboura) won the Fedeora Award for Artistic Achievement in an Israeli Feature Film.[17]
References
- ^ "TIFF 2016 Official Film Schedule" (PDF).
- ^ "Haifa 32nd International Film Festival". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Melanie Goodfellow (2015-07-14). "Elkabetz joins Hamoud's Palestinian party girls". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Melanie Goodfellow (2016-09-06). "Toronto: Alma Cinema takes Palestinian debut 'In Between', scores deals on Sundance hit". Screen Daily.
- ^ "In Between (Bar Bahar)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ "Bar Bahar - In Between [programme note]". Haifa International Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Deborah Young (2016-09-20). "'In Between' ('Bar Bahar'): Film Review / TIFF 2016". The Holywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ a b c Alissa Simon (2016-09-17). "San Sebastian Film Review: 'In Between' (Bar Bahar)". Variety. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ a b Fran Royo (2016-09-16). "Israel represented at San Sebastián with In Between". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Jared Mobarak (2016-09-22). "In Between TIFF 2016 Review". The Film Stage. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Elsa Keslassy (2015-08-19). "Locarno: 10 Power Players of Israel's Film Industry". Variety.
- ^ Melanie Goodfellow (2015-07-16). "Atia, Hamoud, Shumunov triumph at Jerusalem Pitch Point". Screen Daily.
- ^ "In Between [programme note]". Toronto International Film Festival.
- ^ "Announcing the TIFF '16 Award Winners". Toronto International Film Festival.
- ^ John Hopewell; Emilio Mayorga (2016-09-24). "'I Am Not Madame Bovary' Wins San Sebastian Festival: Complete List of Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ "Festival de San Sebastián :: Premios 64 edición. 2016". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ "The award winners- Haifa International Film Festival 2016". Haifa International Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-11-07.