A film by Nadav Lapid. "Ahed‘s Knee" celebrated its world premiere in competition at Cannes Film Festival 2021
Y., an Israeli filmmaker in his mid-forties, arrives in a remote village at the far end of the desert to present one of his films. There he meets Yahalom, an officer for the Ministry of Culture, and finds himself fighting two losing battles: one against the death of freedom in his country, the other against the death of his mother.
A Les Films Du Bal (France) production, in co-produktion with Komplizen Film (Germany), Pie Films (Israel), Arte France Cinema (France) and ZDF/ Arte. In association with Arte France, Arte Geie, Kinology, Pyramide Distribution, Decia Films, Srab Films, Mandarin Production, Nord-Ouest Films, Les Films Velvet And 24 25 Films. Funded by Aide Aux Cinemas Du Monde, Centre National Du Cinema Et De L’image Animee, Institut Francais, Cinereach, Isreal Film Fund.
Y
Avshalom Pollak
Yahalom David
Nur Fibak
Written and directed by
Nadav Lapid
Director of Photography
Shaï Goldman
Editing
Nili Feller
Production Design
Pascale Consigny
Costume Design
Khadija Zeggaï
Make Up
Noa Yehonatan
Casting
Orit Azoulay
Co-producers
Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade (Komplizen Film)
Nadav Lapid
Osnat Handelsman Keren, Talia Kleinhendler (Pie Films)
Olivier Père, Rémi Burah (Arte France Cinema)
Alexander Bohr
David Rosier
Toufik Ayadi
Christophe Barral
Nicolas Altmayer
Eric Altmayer
Christophe Rossignon
Pierre Guyard
Philip Boëffard,
Frédéric Jouve
Marie Lecoq
Thibault Gast
Matthias Weber
Producers
Judith Lou Lévy (Les Films Du Bal)
Cannes Film Festival
Jury award 2021
Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
Nominated:
Best Movie
Best Director: Nadav Lapid
Best Actor: Avshalom Pollak
Best Actress: Nur Fibak
Best Camera: Shai Goldman
Best Editing: Nili Feller
Best Sound: Aviv Aldema
Cannes Film Festival 2021
Official Selection
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2021
Horizons
Toronto International Film Festival 2021
Official Selection
New York Film Festival 2021
AFI Fest 2021
Busan International Film Festival 2021
Icons
BFI London Film Festival 2021
Film Fest Gent 2021
Official Selection
Vienna International Film Festival 2021
Features
Transilvania International Film Festival 2022
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2021
Mar del Plata Film Festival 2021
New Horizons International Film Festival 2021
Sydney Film Festival 2022
Around the World in 14 Films 2021
Journey
