Yana's Friends
(DVD)
DIRECTED BY - Arik Kaplun
The Gulf War provides the background for an unlikely romance in this 1999 Israeli film that won 10 national awards. Yana (Evelyne Kaplun), pregnant and in debt, is being left by her husband. When Saddam Hussein releases poison gas missile, Yana is forced to remain in her apartment with Eli (Nir Levy), a wedding photographer who is easily charmed by women. Sealed in a bedroom, the two find they relate to each through one another's powerful stories. Set in 1991, this romance and two other unlikely pairings prove that love blooms when it is least expected.
Film Info
RUNTIME - 90 minutes
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 2000
FORMAT - DVD Region 1
FESTIVALS
- Bergen International Film Festival 2000 (Bergen, Norway)
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2000 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- Cinemanila International Film Festival 2000 (Makati City, Philippines)
- Festroia: Troia International Film Festival 2000 (Setubal, Portugal)
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 2000 (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
- Paris International Film Festival 2000 (Paris, France)
- WorldFest: Houston International Film Festival 2000 (Houston, United States)
- Jerusalem Film Festival 1999 (Jerusalem, Israel)
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1999 (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic)
- Toronto International Film Festival 1999 (Toronto, Canada)
Awards
- Award of the Ecumenical Jury, Special Mention (Winner)
1999 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) - Best Actor (Winner)
1999 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel) - Best Actress (Winner)
2000 Cinemanila International Film Festival (Makati City, Philippines) - Best Actress (Winner)
1999 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) - Best Cinematography (Winner)
1999 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel) - Best Director (Winner)
1999 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy (Tel-Aviv, Israel)