Dark Night (2005 film)

Not to be confused with Dark Night (2016 film).

Dark Night (also known as Layla Affel) is an Israeli short film directed by Leonid Prudovsky.

Title

The title refers to a tune that one of the Israeli soldiers whistles, the famous Soviet war song Тёмная ночь (lit. Dark Night).

Plot

Three Israeli soldiers are out on patrol when their jeep runs over a landmine. They are then ambushed, and two of them manage to escape. The two surviving soldiers break into the house of a Palestinian couple and take them hostage as they wait to be rescued. They must navigate a language barrier and mutual mistrust if they want to all survive the night.

Crew

• Writer/director: Leonid Prudovsky;
• Producer: Rafael Katz
• Executive Producer: Herzl Maar
• Photographer: Yisrael Friedman
• Editor: Evgeny Ruman.

The film stars: Eran Amichai, Johnny Arbid, Hanan Savyon, Pini Tavger, and Helena Yaralova.

Awards and festivals

Awards

• 2005: nomination for Student Academy Award;
• 2005: special mention, best short film at 62nd Venice International Film Festival (Venice, Italy);
• 2005: best film award by Cittadella del Corto (Rome, Italy);
• 2005: Television Drama Award - Honorable Mention at Jerusalem Film Festival (Jerusalem, Israel);
• 2007: Silver Warsaw Phoenix in short film category at 4th Jewish Motifs International Film Festival (Warsaw, Poland).[1]

Festivals (official selection)

• 2005: 62nd Venice International Film Festival (Venice, Italy);
• 2005: Cittadella del Corto (Rome, Italy);
• 2005: Jerusalem Film Festival (Jerusalem, Israel);
• 2006: Palm Springs International Shortfest;[2]
• 2007: 4th Jewish Motifs International Film Festival (Warsaw, Poland);[3]

References

1. Jewish Motifs International Film Festival "Festival 2007: Awards", Jewish Motifs International Film Festival. Retrieved on 20 September 2012.
2. Palm Springs International Shortfest "Films DARK NIGHT (LAYLA AFEL)" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Palm Springs International Shortfest. Retrieved on 20 September 2012.
3. Jewish Motifs International Film Festival "Festival 2007: Awards", Jewish Motifs International Film Festival. Retrieved on 20 September 2012.

External links

• Dark Night at IMDb