Completed - HEBREW - Black comedy - 95 minutes
A compassionate dark comedy. Ezekiel and his fellow pensioners decide to assist their dying friend end his life in dignity. They construct a self-euthanasia device and exercise it successfully. When the word about the secret device spreads out, our friends realize they are up to a start-up…
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Sharon MAYMON, Tal GRANIT Writer(s) : Sharon MAYMON, Tal GRANIT Cast : Ze'ev REVACH, Levana FINKELSTEIN, Aliza ROZEN, Ilan DAR, Rafi TAVOR Producer(s) : Haim MECKLBERG (2-Team Productions), Estee YACOV-MECKLBERG (2-Team Productions), Talia KLEINHANDLER (Pie Films), Osnat KEREN (PIE FILMS), Moshe EDERY (UNITED KING FILMS LTD), Leon EDERY (UNITED KING FILMS LTD)
A compassionate dark comedy about life and death, and knowing when to say goodbye. Ezekiel and his fellow pensioners decide to assist their dying friend end his life in dignity. They construct a self-euthanasia device and exercise it successfully. When the word about the secret device spreads out, our friends realize they are up to a start-up… until the moment when Ezekiel's wife, Levana, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, asks him to use the device for her own benefit.
Country(ies) : ISRAEL, GERMANY
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Seminci Villadolid International Film Festival 2014 (WINNER - The Golden Spike Award for Best Feature Film, The Best Actress Award for Levana Finkelstien and Aliza Rozen)Israeli Academy of Film and Television Awards 2014 (WINNER - Best Male Leading Role, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Desighn, Best Makeup)Venice 2014 (Public Choise Award, Brian Award)Toronto - TIFF 2014 (Discovery)Germany HOF International Film Feastival 2014 (Discovery)Rotterdam IFFR 2014 (Discovery)Haifa International Film Festival 2015 (WINNER - The Israeli Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in an Israeli Film for Ze'ev Revach, The Best Actress Award for Levana Finkelstien)