Synopse

A middle-class Israeli family live on the border to the West Bank. While outside the political conflict simmers, inside tensions are jeopardizing the family's unity. After 20 years in the army, the father can't deal with civilian life. The mother is frustrated with her job as a teacher and accepts the erotic advances of one of her pupils. And, against the wishes of her father, the daughter is involved in the peace movement and befriends a young Palestinian. When Omri, the son, gets wind of his mother's affair, the fragile situation escalates. In a tragic catalogue of coincidence, resentment and aggression, the film reflects the condition of a whole country in the microcosm of one family.

Regie

With The Band's Visit, his debut feature of 2007, Eran Kolirin (*1974) won several prizes and was the Israeli entry for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars. His film The Exchange wasshown at FILMFEST HAMBURG n 2011. Beyond the Mountains and Hills is his third film and was shown at Cannes in theseries Un Certain Regard.

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