Three Mothers
Synopsis
The Hakim sisters, Rose, Flora and Jasmine, were born in Alexandria in 1942. They are triplets. Their saga is one of powerful love and deadly deceit played out in three languages and across three generations. Their mother was a midwife to the court of King Farouk, last of the Egyptian monarchs. Jews became unwelcome and the family
fled to Israel in 1958. Rose is a singer, passionate and vain, who is the first to become a mother. Her performances in French, Hebrew and Arabic at various ages provide a musical backdrop for the web of intrigue between characters who are both tender and vicious. Rose’s daughter Rachel becomes entangled in their complex family history when Jasmine falls ill and confesses to a long-held secret.
Filmmaker Dina Zvi-Riklis jumps back and forth between the present and earlier stages of the sisters’ lives and weaves a suspenseful and poignant tale. THREE MOTHERS calls to question the meanings of blood ties and marital loyalties and independence and motherhood itself. Rose, the outspoken one, gets it right: We were much better sisters than we were mothers.
Credits
Director(s)
Dina Zvi-Riklis
Producer(s)
Eran Riklis, Yifat Prestelnik
Script
Alma Ganihar, Dina Zvi-Riklis
Cinematography
Shai Goldman
Editor
Tova Ascher
Original Music
Shmulik Noifeld with Ori Zakh
Cast
Gila Almagor, Miri Mesika, Rivka Raz
Photo Credit
Yoni Hamenachem, Yifat Prestelnik
Festival Highlights
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Winner
Best CinematographyJerusalem International Film Festival2006 -
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Best ActressJerusalem International Film Festival2006 -
Winner
Best CinematographyIsraeli Academy Awards2006 -
Winner
Best Wardrobe DesignIsraeli Academy Awards2006
