The Road to Where

The Road to Where
The Road to Where
	הדרך לאן
Directed by	Michal Bat-Adam
Written by	Michal Ben-Adam
Produced by	Michal Bat-Adam; Renana Levi; Moshé Mizrahi; Moshe Edery; Leon Edery; Yigal Sade
Starring	Ishai Golan
Cinematography	Yoav Kosh
Edited by	Michal Ben-Adam
Music by	Daniel Mizrahi; Gil Toren
Release date	2 November 2017 (Israel);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Israel
Languages	Hebrew; Arabic

The Road to Where (Hebrew: הדרך לאן, tr. Hadereh Lean) is a 2016 independent Israeli drama film, written and directed by Michal Bat-Adam.

Synopsis

Michal Bat-Adam in 1984 (Photographers: Nurith Aviv and Akiva Tevet [he])

Set in Israel in the aftermath of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, the film tells of a house by the sea in Tel Aviv-Yafo, from which Arabs have had to flee in haste, which becomes the home of Jewish survivors who managed to escape the inferno in Europe. It deals with the turmoil of their existence, under the shadow of the unresolved conflict between Jews and Arabs.

Cast

Ishai Golan as Avi
Sharon Alexander as Nahum
Nati Amos, Yafit Asulin as Tsipi
Lana Ettinger as Eti
Hila Feldman as Edit
Sigalit Fuchs as Dvora
Itzik Golan as Asher
Shiri Golan as Gitta
Leah Kamhazi as Pnina
Aki Avni
Nir Strauss
Tarik Kopty
Liat Goren
Osnat Fishman
Moshé Mizrahi
Davit Gavish
Gabi Eldor

Production

In addition to music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, it was conducted by Otto Klemperer), and was financed by the Israel Film Fund [he], Yes’s Yes Israeli Cinema [he], and the Ministry of Culture and Sport.^[1]

Release

The film premiered on 22 October 2016 at the Haifa International Film Festival and was released to the public on 6 September 2017 as part of Israeli Cinema Day [he]^[2]^[3] (general release followed on 2 November 2017).^[4]

Reception

Journalist Dr. Shmuel Duvdevani [he] opined that “the film is filled with a great many wonderful cinematic moments,”^[5] while fellow journalist Uri Klein [he] largely dismissed the “lack of proper cinematic tools,”^[6] and fellow journalist Meir Schnitzer [he] awarded it three out of five stars.^[7] The film was released on DVD on 19 June 2018.^[8] The Film Review Council [he] has rated this film as being appropriate for all audiences.^[9] It is estimated that only around 3,000 tickets were sold domestically, though the film was nominated for several awards at the 2017 Ophir Awards [he].^[10]

References

^ הבאזז – פרמיירת הדרך לאן [The Buzz – Premiere of The Road to Where] (in Hebrew). E!. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via YouTube.
^ Raveh, Yair [he]. יום הקולנוע הישראלי 2017 יתקיים ב־6.9. אלה הסרטים שיוקרנו בו [Israeli Cinema Day 2017 to Be Held on 6.9. Those Are the Films to Be Screened Henceforth]. CinemaScope. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ יום הקולנוע הישראלי 2017: 33 סרטים ישראליים חדשים ב־10 שקלים [Israeli Cinema Day 2017: 33 New Israeli Films for ₪10]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
^ Liebergall, Ofer (25 October 2016). פסטיבל חיפה 2016: הדרך לאן, קיץ של מזרקות קפואות, פריחה, חיים אחרי החיים ורשימת הזוכים [Haifa International Film Festival 2016: The Road to Where, The Summer of Frozen Fountains, Fiore, Life After Life and the List of Winners]. Srita (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 February 2019. Shamir, Oron (1 November 2017). סרטים חדשים: הדרך לאן, ממערב לירדן, תור: ראגנארוק, סודות הפרברים, אמהות רעות 2: לשרוד את החג, המסור 8, אמת מטרידה יותר [New Films: The Road to Where, West of the Jordan River, Thor: Ragnarok, Suburbicon, Jigsaw, A Bad Moms Christmas, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power]. Srita (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ Duvdevani, Shmuel (9 November 2017). ביקורת סרט: הדרך לאן רצופה בסצנות טובות [Film Critique: The Road to Where Is Filled With Good Scenes]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ Klein, Uri (12 November 2017). הדרך לאן: מיכל בת־אדם לא מצאה את הדרך בסרטה החדש [The Road to Where: Michal Bat-Adam Does Not Find Her Way in Her New Film]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ Schnitzer, Meir (10 November 2017). כוכב פיגומים מציג משחק סוחף שלא נראה זמן רב בקולנוע הישראלי [Scaffolding Star Presents Stirring Acting Not Seen in Israeli Cinema in a Long Time]. Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 August 2018.
^ Bat-Adam, Michal (19 June 2018). הדרך לאן [The Road to Where] (DVD) (in Arabic and Hebrew). Globus United King Films. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ אישור סרטים [Film Classifications]. Film Review Council, Ministry of Culture and Sport (in Hebrew). 16 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ Raveh, Yair (6 June 2017). 31 סרטים עלילתיים יתחרו על פרס אופיר 2017, כולל שבי גביזון, שמוליק מעוז ורוני קידר [31 Narrative Films to Compete at the 2017 Ophir Awards, Including Savi Gabizon’s, Samuel Maoz’s, and Veronica Kedar’s]. CinemaScope. Retrieved 24 February 2019. Raveh, Yair (31 December 2017). סיכום שנה: מה היום הסרטים הכי נצפים בישראל ב-2017? [Year Summarization: Which Were the Films Most Frequently Watched During 2017 in Israel?]. CinemaScope. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

External links

The Road to Where at IMDb
The Road to Where at AllMovie
The Road to Where Film Trailer on YouTube (The Road to Where Alternative Film Trailer on YouTube) (NMC Music's Globus United King Films Channel) (in Hebrew)

[1] הבאזז – פרמיירת הדרך לאן [The Buzz – Premiere of The Road to Where] (in Hebrew). E!. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via YouTube.

[2] Raveh, Yair [he]. יום הקולנוע הישראלי 2017 יתקיים ב־6.9. אלה הסרטים שיוקרנו בו [Israeli Cinema Day 2017 to Be Held on 6.9. Those Are the Films to Be Screened Henceforth]. CinemaScope. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[3] יום הקולנוע הישראלי 2017: 33 סרטים ישראליים חדשים ב־10 שקלים [Israeli Cinema Day 2017: 33 New Israeli Films for ₪10]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

[4] Liebergall, Ofer (25 October 2016). פסטיבל חיפה 2016: הדרך לאן, קיץ של מזרקות קפואות, פריחה, חיים אחרי החיים ורשימת הזוכים [Haifa International Film Festival 2016: The Road to Where, The Summer of Frozen Fountains, Fiore, Life After Life and the List of Winners]. Srita (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 February 2019. Shamir, Oron (1 November 2017). סרטים חדשים: הדרך לאן, ממערב לירדן, תור: ראגנארוק, סודות הפרברים, אמהות רעות 2: לשרוד את החג, המסור 8, אמת מטרידה יותר [New Films: The Road to Where, West of the Jordan River, Thor: Ragnarok, Suburbicon, Jigsaw, A Bad Moms Christmas, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power]. Srita (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[5] Duvdevani, Shmuel (9 November 2017). ביקורת סרט: הדרך לאן רצופה בסצנות טובות [Film Critique: The Road to Where Is Filled With Good Scenes]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[6] Klein, Uri (12 November 2017). הדרך לאן: מיכל בת־אדם לא מצאה את הדרך בסרטה החדש [The Road to Where: Michal Bat-Adam Does Not Find Her Way in Her New Film]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[7] Schnitzer, Meir (10 November 2017). כוכב פיגומים מציג משחק סוחף שלא נראה זמן רב בקולנוע הישראלי [Scaffolding Star Presents Stirring Acting Not Seen in Israeli Cinema in a Long Time]. Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 August 2018.

[8] Bat-Adam, Michal (19 June 2018). הדרך לאן [The Road to Where] (DVD) (in Arabic and Hebrew). Globus United King Films. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[9] אישור סרטים [Film Classifications]. Film Review Council, Ministry of Culture and Sport (in Hebrew). 16 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[10] Raveh, Yair (6 June 2017). 31 סרטים עלילתיים יתחרו על פרס אופיר 2017, כולל שבי גביזון, שמוליק מעוז ורוני קידר [31 Narrative Films to Compete at the 2017 Ophir Awards, Including Savi Gabizon’s, Samuel Maoz’s, and Veronica Kedar’s]. CinemaScope. Retrieved 24 February 2019. Raveh, Yair (31 December 2017). סיכום שנה: מה היום הסרטים הכי נצפים בישראל ב-2017? [Year Summarization: Which Were the Films Most Frequently Watched During 2017 in Israel?]. CinemaScope. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

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