CONCORSO UFFICIALE
Ahoti ha’Yaffah
My Lovely Sister
Marco Carmel
ISRAEL, 2011
91’, 35mm, color
Versione / Original version: Ebraico, Arabo (Hebrew, Arabic)
Sottotitoli / Subtitles: Italiano, Inglese (Italian, English)
Sceneggiatura / Screenplay: Marco Carmel
Fotografia / Cinematography: Giora Bejach
Montaggio / Editing: Shimon Spektor
Musiche / Music: Avi Belleli
Suono / Sound: Alex Claude, Israel David, Daniel Meir
Cast: Reymond Amsalem, Evelin Hagoel, Moshe Ivgy, Itay Turgeman, Norman Issa
Un triangolo amoroso tra la superstiziosa Rahma, il rozzo marito Robert e il fantasma di Marie, sorella bella e giovane di Rahma morta di dolore a causa del suo esilio. Nel corso degli anni Rahma aveva infatti rinnegato la sorella, perché sposata con un pescatore arabo e sospettata di una relazione con Robert. L’uomo, innamorato di Marie da anni, ha difficoltà ad ignorare questa passione e a dedicarsi alla propria famiglia. Una moderna fiaba marocchino-ebraica, ambientata in un quartiere povero della periferia di una città isrealiana.
A love triangle between the superstitious Rahma, her rude husband Robert, and the ghost of Rahma’s beautiful sister Marie who died from the pain of banishment. Over the years Rahma had insisted on disowning her younger sister Marie because of the latter’s marriage to an Arab fisherman and because Rahma suspected that Marie was involved with Robert. The man, who has been in love with Marie for years, has difficulty ignoring his passion and devoting himself to his own family. A modern Moroccan-Jewish legend taking place in the poverty neighborhood of contemporary day Israel suburbs.
Marco Carmel:
Nato in Francia nel 1965, Marco Carmel si trasferisce in Israele nel 1977 con la sua famiglia. Trascorre l’adolescenza in un piccolo paese, Or Akiva, e nel 1991 si diploma all’Accademia del Cinema presso la Camera Obscura School of Art di Tel Aviv. Il suo film di diploma, A Lazy Person’s Life, girato a Or Akiva, ottiene un premio dall’Accademia del Cinema e viene presentato in diversi festival internazionali. Dopo gli studi, Carmel lavora per la Israeli Educational Television e la tv israeliana Channel Two, dove realizza programmi e serie televisive. Dal 1998 dirige anche documentari di argomento politico e sociale. Nel 2007 gira la sua opera prima, Secrets of Michelle (Father’s Footsteps), coproduzione franco-israeliana che vede protagonisti Gad Elmaleh, Richard Berry e Yaël Abecassis.
Marco Carmel was born in France in 1965. In 1977, he immigrated to Israel with his family and spent his childhood in the small town named Or Akiva. In 1991, he obtained his diploma from the Cinema Academy at the Camera Obscura School of Art in Tel Aviv. His school film, A Lazy Person’s Life, which was filmed in his childhood town, received an award from the Cinema Academy and was screened at several film festivals. After graduating, he worked for Israeli Educational Television and the Israeli Channel Two where he directed series and TV shows. Since 1998, he has been directing a series of documentaries on politics and social issues. In 2007, he directed his first feature Secrets of Michelle (Father’s Footsteps) (Comme ton père), a French-Israeli co-production starring Gad Elmaleh, Richard Berry and Yaël Abecassis.
Premi e selezioni / Prizes and selections: Jerusalem International Film Festival 2011, Toronto Israel Film Festival 2011, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 2011 (Dangerous Relationships)
Produzione / Production: United King Films (Tel Aviv, T +972 3 6909999; avitalr@unitedking.co.il; www.unitedking.co.il), Movie Plus (Tel Aviv, T +972 3 516 4373; F +972 3 5166332; dm@movieplus.info; www.movieplus.info)
World sales: United King Films