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(Israel, 2005, 94 minutes)
Two teenage girls doing their military service are forced into an uneasy friendship when they’re obliged to patrol the streets of Jerusalem on foot together. Lively, intelligent coming-of-age story whose unusual background quickly fades away in the presence of solid scripting, handling and performances.
A Israel Film Fund/Yes/Transfax Film Production presentation. Starring Smadar Sayar, Naama Schendar. Directed and written by Vidi (Vardit) Bilu and Dalia Hager; produced by Marek Rozenbaum and Itai Tamir; music by Yontan Bar Giora; director of photography (Geyer Berlin; digital video blown-up to 35mm), Yaron Scharf; production designer, Avi Fahima; costume designer, Li Alembik; film editor, Joelle Alexis.
(Israel, 2005, 94 minutes)
Two teenage girls doing their military service are forced into an uneasy friendship when they’re obliged to patrol the streets of Jerusalem on foot together. Lively, intelligent coming-of-age story whose unusual background quickly fades away in the presence of solid scripting, handling and performances.
A Israel Film Fund/Yes/Transfax Film Production presentation. Starring Smadar Sayar, Naama Schendar. Directed and written by Vidi (Vardit) Bilu and Dalia Hager; produced by Marek Rozenbaum and Itai Tamir; music by Yontan Bar Giora; director of photography (Geyer Berlin; digital video blown-up to 35mm), Yaron Scharf; production designer, Avi Fahima; costume designer, Li Alembik; film editor, Joelle Alexis.
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