Sep 26, 2016 arabiclanguage film is israels official oscar entry. Sand storm follows a bedouin mother and daughter in. Godfrey cheshire september 28, 2016 although its title might seem to promise an outdoor action drama, elite zexer s sand storm mainly takes place behind closed doors in a bedouin village in the negev desert. Jalila, a 42yearold bedouin woman is doing her best to pretend shes joyous. Released september 28th, 2016, sand storm stars lamisammar, rubablal, hithamomari, khadijaal akel the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Jan 28, 2016 sonita and sand storm dont present patriarchy as a struggle between genders, but between generations of women. When their entire lives shatter, two bedouin women struggle to change the unchangeable rules, each in her own individual way. Founded by tom ward in 2000, sandstorm films began life like so many creative companies, in londons soho. Israeli family drama sand storm is an experience intense as any thriller.
Making an an accomplished debut at the 2016 sundance film festival, where it won the grand jury prize in the world cinema category, elite zexers sand storm was named best film at the ophir a. Sand storm marks an impressive first feature for debuting writerdirector elite zexer that offers a perceptive and crucial look at patriarchal. The sand storm music sandstorm instrumental, a 1999 trance instrumental by darude sandstorm cast song, a 1995 song on casts debut album, all change. Sep 22, 2016 sand storm, a drama by elite zexer set in a bedouin village in southern israel, has won the ophir award as the best israeli film of 2016. Sand storm, a gritty film dealing with the lives of bedouin women in an impoverished and conservative southern village, is the directorial debut of elite zexer, a jewishisraeli, and was. Sand storm, a gritty film dealing with the lives of bedouin women in an impoverished and conservative southern village, is the directorial debut of elite zexer, a jewishisraeli, and was automatically selected as the oscar entry after winning the award for best film in israels film and television awards, the ophirs.
Layla, her 18yearold daughter, is pretending too, but for a very different reason her secretive forbidden liaison with a strange man was. A dust storm, also called sandstorm, is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semiarid regions. Fine particles are transported by saltation and suspension, a process that moves soil from one place and deposits it in another. Film about female empowement in a conservative bedouin community wins showcase. Sand storm used a very implicit way to tell me that goodness brings rewards, badness gets punished. The complex way these relationships play out is this films central dynamic. It was shown in the panorama section at the 66th berlin international film festival. A real life conflict between and of a mother and a daughter. Sand storm by frances raybaud a testament to the pull between duty and independence that plagues many youth today, but especially those in the east, sand storm is not the romcom it pretends to be. Sand storm official trailer 1 2016 lamis ammar movie. Though its not the first film weve seen about the plight of women in traditional patriarchal societies, sufat chol sand storm is a notch above most of them.
Arabiclanguage film is israels official oscar entry. Di festival film sundance 2016, film tersebut memenangkan grand. The drama turns on the ways men in a traditionbound arab culture enjoy the benefits of a way of life that oppresses women, who in turn oppress each other. W riterdirector elite zexer constructs a straightforward tale of a ruinous patriarchal order in sand storm, but with an insightful variation. Home all sand storm 2016 aka sufat chol sinhala subtitles.
Sand storm official trailer 1 2016 lamis ammar movie youtube. Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box. Parents need to know that sand storm is an arab language, englishsubtitled israeli film that deals with the secondclass status of women born to a traditional arab culture. Di festival film sundance 2016, film tersebut memenangkan grand jury prize dalam sesi world cinema dramatic. Sufat chol is a 2016 israeli drama film directed by elite zexer. Today, along with offices in london and new york, sandstorm films produce over 80% of their work from this custombuilt facility just 40 minutes from heathrow airport. Sand storm 2016 tvpg 1h 28m dramas when a bedouin patriarch takes a second bride, his first wife chafes against her changing status while his daughter chases her own dreams of autonomy.
Set in a bedouin village in southern israel, sand storm tells the. Sand storm official trailer 1 2016 lamis ammar movie when their entire lives shatter, two bedouin women struggle to change the unchangeable rules, each in her own individual way. Israeli family drama sand storm is an experience as. Israeli family drama sand storm is an experience as intense. Polygamy, misogyny, and institutional oppression of women are examined in this tense depiction of the ways in which even men in such cultures are trapped by fear of. With many feature debuts you get a sense of a writerdirector learning on the job moments when the shot choice, acting and script come together and others that feel as though they are not quite ready for action. Instead of anchoring the injustices brought upon layla lamis ammar, a bedouin teen, through the behaviors of sadistic men, zexer primarily focuses on the relationship between layla and her mother, jalila ruba blal. When the movie opens, the forces of modernity signaled by the images of young and older girls running free and sometimes boldly straying have already begun scratching at the stronghold of tradition, producing cracks that scratch, scratch threaten to become gateways. Israel has picked elite zexers feature directorial debut sand storm, an arabicspeaking desertset family drama, as its submission for the oscars in the best foreignlanguage film category.
Sand storm wins ophir award, becomes israeli oscar entry. Sand storm a sympathetic but cleareyed look at the inequalities that entrap women and the men they love and resent in a bedouin village. Jalila is hosting an awkward celebration the marriage of her husband to a second, much younger wife while trying to conceal the insult that. In einem dorf im suden israels richtet jalila ruba blal ein ganz besonders. Sufat chol adalah sebuah film drama israel 2016 yang disutradarai oleh elite zexer. The aviator 2004 kiyana film eka supirima film ekak. Sand stormelite zexerin a workingclass suburb of tel aviv, two people meet. Melodramas that poise a central focus on sexor ones desire for itagainst a background of historical conservatism are often somewhat predictable. Taken as a big picture, sand storm is a disturbing drama about both genders losing that fight for free will against horrific gender institutions. Set in a bedouin village in southern israel, sand storm is framed by two weddings, events that dont as much bookend this movie as seal it closed. It was back then while working on feature films and tv commercials.
Despite that descriptor, sand storm does not follow the standard tropes of the restless youth in a repressive culture story. Desert noon in a bedouin village in southern israel. Her daughter layla is preoccupied with a different matter. A true story of a police officer persecuted fa lun gong practitioners, gradually he realized what he was told to do was wrong and his family were punished by sand storm. Elite zexers drama of a mother and daughter, both in rebellion against the traditional strictures of bedouin life, melds an ethnographers commitment to.
Sandstorm ist ein israelischer spielfilm aus dem jahr 2016. At its core, elite zexers mesmerizing debut feature portrays the emotionally layered relationship between mother and daughter, both bound by custom while struggling to adapt to a changing world. Sand storm is a 2016 israeli drama film directed by elite zexer. Sep 22, 2016 israel has picked elite zexers feature directorial debut sand storm, an arabicspeaking desertset family drama, as its submission for the oscars in the best foreignlanguage film category. As wedding festivities get underway in a bedouin village in southern israel, jalila finds herself in the awkward position of. The stockholm international film festival revs up for its 27th edition. Lamis ammar, ruba blal, and hitham omari sand storm official trailer 1 2016 lamis ammar movie when their entire lives shatter. Jalila is hosting an awkward celebrationthe marriage of her husband to a second, much. In arabic with english subtitles kino lorber a debut feature that heralds a strong new iconoclastic voice in israeli cinema. Oct 06, 2016 israeli family drama sand storm is an experience intense as any thriller. Sep 28, 2016 although its title might seem to promise an outdoor action drama, elite zexers sand storm mainly takes place behind closed doors in a bedouin village in the negev desert. With lamis ammar, ruba blal, hitham omari, khadija al akel. The debut feature of israeli filmmaker elite zexer was named best film at the recent 2016 ophir awards israels equivalent of the oscars.
The complex way these relationships play out is this film s central dynamic. So it was today with sand storm, a wonderful film which deals with its complex issues in an intelligent and enlightening manner. There is a grim sense of inevitability that runs through sand storm, yet jalilas incandescent spirit contains the hope that the old ways are soon to be a thing of the past. Sand storm written and directed by elite zexer does not focus on layla or her relationship with a young man who she deeply loves. Yet the arranged marriage, sand storm is a new look into the middle eastern culture where man is the only one who is entitled to make decisions, and whether it is right or wrong, thats a question nobody dares to. Sand storm is now playing exclusively at new yorks film forum. Arabiclanguage film is israels official oscar entry world. Sand storm consciously bills itself as a womens film, centred on the tangled strain of tradition and modern expectation within the microcosm of an israeli desert neighbourhood. Sand storm may not be a masterpiece of world cinema. Film tersebut ditayangkan dalam sesi panorama di festival film internasional berlin ke66. Perhaps more distinctive art films claim their place on that stage. Sand storm 2016 in southern israel, a teens lamis ammar forbidden love affair challenges the traditions of her bedouin mother and father. As sand storm shifts character attention between jalila and laya, the film only seems unfocused if youre looking at their arcs as individuals. Polygamy, misogyny, and institutional oppression of women are examined in this tense depiction of the ways in which even men in such cultures are trapped by fear of ostracism and shame.
Playing at the 42nd annual seattle international film festival. Elite zexers first feature sand storm and eitan anners a quiet heart have won the first look award in locarnos showcase, which was dedicated this year to selected israeli films in postproduction. Sand storm 2team productions leading israeli film and tv. This movie explores both mother and daughters perspective fully, and it doesnt box either into the role of unbending matriarch or plucky protagonist. A story of tradition, modernity, and divided family, sand storm upends expectations. Sand storm s great gift is that it is human, not didactic, showing not only how difficult this iron web of culture and tradition is to escape from but also how much it poisons the lives of the men who enforce it as much as the women who are victimized by it. But on the other side of the coin, you can also go into a film knowing nothing about it and be utterly surprised and delighted. It contains unheralded actors giving touching and devastatingly good performances and all brought together with magical directorial flair by elite zexer. Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface. Sand storm is a film directed by elite zexer with lamis ammar, ruba blal, hitham omari, khadija al akel, year. Us writerdirectorproducer francis ford coppola will receive the lifetime achievement award at the 27th stockholm international film festival, which runs from 920 november.
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