The Boy
Synopsis
Avinoam and Barak, father and son from a Kibbutz bordering the Gaza strip, are forced to deal with another round of rockets and combat, each in their own way. One night, Barak reaches a boiling point and Avinoam is forced to absorb the heat.
The filmmaker, Yahav Winner, was murdered by Hamas terrorists on the October 7th massacre after attempting to stall them in order to allow Shaylee Atary, his wife, to escape with their newly born daughter Shaya.
Credits
Director(s)
Yahav Winner
Producer(s)
Yahav Winner
Script
Yahav Winner
Cinematography
Ben Peled
Editor
Shaylee Atary
Cast
Yoram Toledano, Nimrod Peleg
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Best CinematographyTel Aviv International Students Film Festival2023 -
WINNER
Best ScreenplayFILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH2023 -
WINNER
Prix Interculturel AwardFILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH2023
Tel Aviv International Students Film Festival, Israel, Students Competition, 2023
FilmFestival Cottbus, Germany, Special Screening, 2023
Reviews
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This film alarms us urgently to how war becomes our everyday reality. We are deeply sorry that he is not with us to celebrate this great achievement. 42nd FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH Jury Motivation for Best Screenplay Award
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Avinoam and Barak, father and son on a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip, farm their fields without saying a lot. Barak’s gaze keeps wandering to the other side of the gigantic barbed-wire fence. This film depicts this (generational) conflict in images that are emphatically calm, but beneath the surface the tension is seething and the situation threatens to escalate. 42nd FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH Jury Motivation for the Prix Interculturel Award
