Africa (2019 film)

Africa
Film poster
Directed by	Oren Gerner
Written by	Oren Gerner
Produced by	Itay Akirav
Cinematography	Adi Mozes
Edited by	Gil Vesely
Production company	Film Harbor
Release date	8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Israel
Language	Hebrew

Africa is a 2019 independent Israeli drama film written and directed by Oren Gerner, starring his parents, Meir and Maya Gerner.

The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival[1][2] and Haifa Film Festival, where it won three awards: Best Film, Best Debut Film, and Best Actor. It was later nominated for the Ophir Award for Best Film.[3]

Plot

Meir (Meir Garner), a retiree living in a picturesque village with his wife Mya (Mya Garner), discovers that the responsibility for organizing the community's annual celebration has been handed over to someone else. This task had been his for thirty years, and Meir struggles to cope with the loss of relevance thrust upon him. He embarks on a quiet struggle to regain a sense of vitality in his life.

Cast

• Maya Gerner as Maya
• Meir Gerner as Meir
• Oren Gerner as Oren

References

1. "Africa". Haifa. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
2. "Africa". TIFF. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
3. Brown, Hannah (22 September 2020). "'Asia,' 'Here We Are' among Ophir nominees". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

External links

• Africa at IMDb