Disengagement (film)
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Disengagement | |
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Directed by | Amos Gitai |
Produced by | Nicolas Blanc Laurent Truchot Tilde Corsi |
Written by | Amos Gitai Marie-Jose Sanselme |
Starring | Juliette Binoche Jeanne Moreau Dana Ivgy Liron Levo |
Cinematography | Christian Berger |
Editing by | Isabelle Ingold |
Distributed by | Studio Canal |
Release date(s) | September 7, 2007 |
Running time | 115 Min. |
Country | France Israel |
Language | French Hebrew |
IMDb profile |
Disengagement (Désengagement) is a new film directed by Amos Gitai. The film was shot early in 2007 in France, Germany and Israel. Juliette Binoche plays the central female character. Désengagement is a French/Italian/Israeli co-production. Jeanne Moreau has a supporting roles in the film.
The film premiered at the 2007 Venice Film Festival in an out of competition slot [1]. Following this the picture played at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival [2]
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[edit] Plot summary
Following the death of her father Ana (Binoche) embarks on a journey to find the child she gave away as a teenager. This journey leads her to Gaza during the Israeli disengagement, a time fraught with danger and uncertainty.
[edit] Critical reception
The film received largely positive reviews from Variety [1] and Screen International [2]
[edit] References
- ^ 'Disengagement' set for Venice - Cannes Film Festival - Variety
- ^ Toronto fills calendar with global diversity
[edit] External links
Amos Gitai Official Website[3] - Production listing
Film de Culte [4] - Filming information
news on Désengagement's Venice selection and set photo