Invisible (Hebrew: Lo Roim Alaich) is a 2011 Israeli film directed by Michal Aviad.[1] It premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival[2] in February 2011 where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. The film is based on a series of rapes that occurred in Tel Aviv during 1977–1978. Testimonies of the original victims are interlaced into the film.
| Invisible | |
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| Directed by | Michal Aviad |
| Written by | Michal Aviad |
| Produced by | Ronen Ben Tal |
| Starring | Ronit Elkabetz Jenya Dodina |
| Cinematography | Guy Raz |
| Edited by | Era Lapid |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Israel Germany |
| Language | Hebrew |
Plot
editLily and Nira are brought together over a shared trauma; they were both victims of a serial rapist twenty years earlier. Together they begin to research the crimes and the fate of their perpetrator.
Cast
edit- Ronit Elkabetz as Lily
- Jenya Dodina as Nira
- Gil Frank as Amnon
- Gal Lev as Yuval
- Sivan Levy as Dana
Reception
editScreen Daily described the film as "powerful and provocative". The reviewer praised the lead actresses; "Ronit Elkabetz makes a striking impact.. with her glacial aloofness meshing perfectly with the character of the forthright Lily." The reviewer continued to describe Dodina as "Equally fine". The review concludes that Aviad does not exploit the subject matter, but allows the "story of two women dealing with a long repressed trauma be told in an engrossing and emotive manner."[3]
The film won in citation from the jury in panorama category at the Berlin International Film Festival.[4] It won the best film prize and Yevgeniya Dodina won the best actress prize in Haifa International Film Festival in October 2011.[5]
References
edit- ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 149. ISBN 978-1908215017.
- ^ The festival circuit The Jerusalem Post. 4 February 2011
- ^ Invisible Screen Daily. 15 February 2011
- ^ Shani Gurkevich (February 9th 2011), Special prize in Berlin Film Festival to Invisible of Michal Aviad, Walla! (Hebrew)
- ^ Nirit Andman (October 23rd 2011), "Invisible" - the winner in Haifa International Film Festival, Haaretz (Hebrew)