| Self Made | |
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| Directed by | Shira Geffen |
| Written by | Shira Geffen |
| Produced by | David Mandil Moshe Edery Leon Edery |
| Starring | Sarah Adler Samira Saraya Doraid Liddawi |
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| Country | Israel |
| Languages | Hebrew, Arabic, French with English subtitles |
Self Made (Hebrew: Boreg) is a 2014 Israeli film written and directed by Shira Geffen.
Synopsis[edit]
The film follows an Israeli artist (Michal) and Palestinian DIY store clerk (Nadine) who swap their lives because of a mix-up at a border security checkpoint.[1][2][3][4][5]
Cast[edit]
- Zidane Awad as Ebrahem
- Sarah Adler as Michal
- Samira Saraya as Nadine
- Omer Perelman Striks as Ido
- Doraid Liddawi
- Na'ama Shoham
- Ziyad Bakri
Critical reception[edit]
The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and at the Jerusalem Film Festival.[1] It was also shown at the opening night of the AICE Israeli Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia.[5]
In a review for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Clarence Tsui said the film was full of "black humor" and "surreal episodes to talk about gritty issues in reality."[2] She added, "What Geffen is trying to put across is how an individual's appearance is just a façade."[2] She concluded that it was, "an entertaining and pensive thought about the straitjackets imposed on women or maybe just about everyone else too."[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Jordan Hoffman, Shira Geffen doesn’t care if you call her anti-Israeli, The Times of Israel, July 19, 2014
- ^ a b c d Clarence Tsui, 'Self Made' ('Boreg'): Cannes Review, The Hollywood Reporter, May 16, 2014
- ^ Leo Barraclough, CANNES: Trailer for Critics’ Week Film ‘Self Made’ Debuts , Variety, May 09, 2014
- ^ AlloCine
- ^ a b Philippa Hawker, Shira Geffen's film Self Made will open the Israeli Film Festival, Sydney Morning Herald, August 19, 2014