Synopsis
This adaptation for the screen of the 80s Israeli rock opera Mami tells the story of the Middle East conflict poetically and surreally. Young, shy Mami lives in a small, ramshackle town in the South of Israel and works at a petrol station. Her life is calm and peaceful and she enjoys life with her fiancé Nissim. But after the wedding Nissim is wounded in action and from now on is wheelchair-bound. To try a new start, Mami and Nissim move to Tel Aviv, where they meet an eccentric professor who manipulates their thoughts. And suddenly Mami is the icon of a new political movement.
Bio
In 2004 KEREN YEDAYA (*1972) won the Camera D’Or for best debut film for Or (My Treasure) in Cannes. Her work is characterized by her political and feminist activism.
Info
Original Title: Red Fields
International Title: Red Fields
Category: Feature
Section: Freihafen
Version & Subtitles: Arabic, Hebrew OV with German subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Keren Yedaya
Cast/Protagonists: Neta Elkayam, Dudu Tassa, Ami Abu, Eran Zur, Yuval Banai, Riki Gal, Riyad Sliman
Production country: Germany, Luxembourg, Israel
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 93 min
Producer: Michael Eckelt, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, Marek Rozenbaum, Michael Rozenbaum, Jonathan Rozenbaum, Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
Production company: United King Films, Transfax Film Productions, Amour Fou Luxembourg, Riva Filmproduktion
Cinematography: Laurent Brunet
Editor: Sari Ezouz Berger
Music: Dudu Tassa, Nir Maimon, Ehud Banai, Yossi Mar-Haim
Production Design: Victor Peretz
World Sales: Playtime
