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My Australia

  • Israel, Poland
  • Feature
  • 2011
  • 100 min.
  • Director(s): Ami Drozd
  • Producer(s): Marek Rozenbaum, Itai Tamir, Dariusz Jablonski, Violetta Kaminska, Izabela Wojcikl

Synopsis

Poland, 1960’s. 10-year-old Tadek and his brother are part of an anti-Semitic gang. When they are arrested, their mother, a Holocaust survivor, has no choice but to reveal that though raised as Catholics, they are in fact Jews. Telling the younger boy they are going to Australia, the land of his fantasies, the family boards a ship to Israel. This tender and humorous drama is based on the filmmaker’s own experiences.

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Credits

Director(s)

Ami Drozd

Producer(s)

Marek Rozenbaum, Itai Tamir, Dariusz Jablonski, Violetta Kaminska, Izabela Wojcikl

Script

Ami Drozd

Cinematography

Adam Sikora

Editor

Ami Drozd, Haim Tabakman

Original Music

Ofir Leibovitz, Janusz Stoklosa

Cast

Jakub Wróblewski, Aleksandra Popławska, Łukasz Sikora

Original Language

Hebrew, Polish

Subtitles

English

Art Director

Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński

Sound

Oleg Kaizerman, Alex Claude, Yisrael David

Casting

Małgorzata Adamska, Maya Rothschild

Costume Design

Madgalena Biedrzycka, Yam Brusilovsky

Photo Credit

Transfax Film Productions, Apple Film Productions

Festival Highlights

  • Winner

    Special Jury Mention Award in the category of Exploring the Differences
    Religion Today International Film Festival
    2012
  • Winner

    Golden Aphrodite
    Cyprus International Film Festival
    2012
  • Winner

    Best Director in a Feature Film
    Cyprus International Film Festival
    2012
  • Winner

    Best Leading Actor in a Feature Film, Jakub Wróblewski
    Cyprus International Film Festival
    2012
  • Winner

    Best Screenplay In a feature Film
    Cyprus International Film Festival
    2012
  • Winner

    Best Production Design in a Feature Film
    Cyprus International Film Festival
    2012
  • Winner

    Audience Award
    Jerusalem Film Festival
    2011

Crime and Punishment International Flim Festival, , 2013

Cottbus International Film Festival, , 2012

Cyprus International Film Festival, , 2012

Religion Today International Film Festival, Italy, 2012

Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers International Film Festival, China, 2012

Busan International Kids' Film Festival, China, 2012

Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2012

Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA, 2012

East Bay International Film Festival, USA, 2012

Children International Film Festival, Italy

Sarasota International Film Festival, USA, 2012

Washington Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2011

Off Plus Camera International Film Festival, Poland, 2011

Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2011

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Reviews

  • "Angel-faced Wroblewski makes Tadek's energy and outrage palpable throughout. "
    - Variety
  • "Powerful and immensely appealing!"
    - Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival