Beyond the Mountains and Hills

Beyond the Mountains and Hills
Film poster
Directed by	Eran Kolirin
Written by	Eran Kolirin
Cinematography	Shai Goldman
Music by	Asher Goldschmidt
Release date	15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) (Cannes)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Israel
Language	Hebrew

Beyond the Mountains and Hills (Hebrew: Me'Ever Laharim Velagvaot) is a 2016 Israeli drama film directed by Eran Kolirin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]

The film was one of five creative works nominated for the Best Film Award at the Ophir Awards.[3][4]

Plot

The film portrays the portrait of the Greenbaum family, an Israeli middle-class family living in a community near Jerusalem. The family members live together in the same house, yet each one operates in isolation, within their own world:

• David (Alon Pdut) – the father, a Lieutenant Colonel who has just retired from military service after 27 years and struggles to build a new life for himself.
• Rina (Shiri Nadav Naor) – the mother, a high school literature teacher who fantasizes about a more exciting life.
• Yifat (Mili Eshet) – the eldest daughter, a curious teenager and left-wing activist, who develops a relationship with a young Palestinian man.
• Omri (Noam Imber) – the younger son, a quiet and introverted high school student.

Throughout the film, each family member experiences an existential crisis and becomes entangled in a series of fears, secrets, and violence.

References

1. "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
2. "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
3. "ההכרזה על העולים לגמר - פרסי אופיר 2016". Israel Film Academy. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
4. Brown, Hannah (20 August 2016). "2016 Ophir nominations announced – snubs and all". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

External links

• Beyond the Mountains and Hills at IMDb