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Abulele

  • Israel
  • Feature
  • 2015
  • 90 min.
  • Director(s): Jonathan Geva
  • Producer(s): Yoni Paran, Eitan Mansuri

Synopsis

Adam, a ten year-old, meets Abulele, a huge, friendly, invisible ancient monster. Soon the two become best friends. But when a government Special Forces unit arrives to capture Abulele, Adam will have to put his own past behind him in order to save his friend, learning along the way that when you really love someone, you’re never really alone.

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Credits

Director(s)

Jonathan Geva

Producer(s)

Yoni Paran, Eitan Mansuri

Co-Producer(s)

VFX and Animation, Snowball Studios

Script

Jonathan Geva

Cinematography

Giora Bejach

Editor

Omer Zaitman

Original Music

Frank Ilfman

Cast

Yoav Sadian, Bar Paly, Idan Barkai, Makram Khoury, Yehuda Mor, Oded Leopold

Original Language

Hebrew

Subtitles

Russian, English

Photo Credit

Dori Media Paran

Festival Highlights

  • Winner

    Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
    Boston Jewish Film Festival
    2016

Vienna Jewish Film Festival, Austria, 2016

LA Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2016

Boston Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2016

Seret - Amsterdam Israeli Film Festival, Holland, 2016

Reviews

  • "Well designed for children aged around five to 12, with a good balance of sentiment, adventure and humour."
    - Jennie Kermode, "Eye for Film"