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Delegation

  • Poland, Israel, Germany
  • Feature
  • 2023
  • 95 min.
  • Director(s): Asaf Saban
  • Producer(s): Yoav Roeh, Aurit Zamir, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, Agnieszka Dzeidzic

Synopsis

Poland. Warsaw’s Chopin airport. Businessmen, tourists and local workers come and go. A group of 40 teenagers, accompanied by a few nervous adults, exits the arrivals gate. They are all bunched up together, wearing white sweatshirts with “ISRAEL” printed in blue on the back. At first glance they might look like a national sports team. But this Delegation is here for a very different reason – a school trip to concentration camps and memorials. We’ll follow this young Israeli delegation on their journey around Poland, where the incomprehensible past of WW2, meets the complex present of being an Israeli teenager. The clash between these realities is at the base of this perceptive, critical, coming-of-age story.

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Credits

Director(s)

Asaf Saban

Producer(s)

Yoav Roeh, Aurit Zamir, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, Agnieszka Dzeidzic

Co-Producer(s)

Matan Gaida

Script

Asaf Saban

Cinematography

Bogumił Godfrejów

Editor

Michal Oppenheim

Original Music

Assaf Talmudi

Cast

Yoav Bavly, Neomi Harari, Leib Lev Levin, Ezra Dagan, Alma Dishy

Original Language

Hebrew

Subtitles

English, Hebrew

Partners

Koi Studio, In Good Company

International Sales

New Europe Film Sales

Festival Highlights

  • WINNER

    Best Feature Film, Youth Category
    Zlin Film Festival
    2023

  • WINNER

    Best Script
    Jerusalem Film Festival
    2023

  • WINNER

    Best Ensemble
    Jerusalem Film Festival
    2023

Berlinale International Film Festival, Germany, Generation, 2023

Beijing International Film Festival, China, Future Forward, 2023

Reviews

  • Saban, gifted with the ability to capture the heart of what drives his layered, intriguing characters, has lovingly crafted his second feature, DELEGATION (Ha’Mishlahat), with skillful, measured mastery.
    HighOnFilms
  • DELEGATION is a movie that takes you on an unforgettable journey through the struggles of youth and the importance of who you are as an individual vs. who your country wants you to be.
    Overly Honest Movie Reviews
  • The film is especially enjoyable because of the dynamics and harmony between the characters. Their interaction with each other, the dialogues – it all comes across as very authentic and expressive.
    Film Rezensionen
  • Delegation is energetic and dynamic, just like its protagonists, and the way debuting director Asaf Saban works with his actors is commendable.
    Cineuropa

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