HULA AND NATAN _
A Film by Robby Elmaliah / Israel 2010 _
Produced for NOGA Communications --Channel 8: Robby Elmaliah, Avner Faingulernt: Sapir College, Arik Bernstein: Alma Films. _
Creative Documentary 54 minutes. Hebrew, Arabic. English subtitles. _
SYNOPSIS _ The tragicomic story of two brothers who sur¬vive by working as mechanics in a small garage in Sderot. Under the hail of missiles from Gaza, they comment the harsh reality of life in south¬ern Israel during brotherly arguments oozing with black humour. An optimistic portrait that attempts to encompass the ugliness of every¬day life in all its beauty and its irony.
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ALTERNATIVE SYNOPSIS: The tragicomic story of two brothers who survive by working as mechanics in a small garage in Sderot. Under the hail of missiles from Gaza, they comment the harsh reality of life in southern Israel during brotherly arguments oozing with black humour. An optimistic portrait that attempts to encompass the ugliness of everyday life in all its beauty and its irony.
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Festivals and Awards:
* Young Jury Award for Best Film: Visions du Réel Documentary Film Festival - Switzerland 2011_
* Best International Medium-Length Film: RIDM Montreal Documentary Film Festival - Canada 2011_
* Special Mention of the Jury: Miradas.Doc, Guía de Isora International Documentary Film Festival - Spain 2011 _
* Best Director Award: Chronograph IDFF - Moldova 2011 _
* Best Film Award : Cinema South Festival - Israel 2010 _
* Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival -- Czech Republic 2011 _
* Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival - USA 2011 _
* Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival - USA 2011 _
* Margaret Mead Film Festival - USA 2011 _
* True / False Documentary Film Festival - USA 2011 _
* Krakow Film Festival - Poland 2011 _
* Mediterranean Film Festival - Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011 _
* Muestra Doc International Documentary Encounters - Columbia 2011 _
Movie Reviews:
• ''A wity documentary. Incredibly amusing '' (Vox Magazine, USA)
• ''Amusingly foul-mouthed, a study in the art of the comedic argument'' (Slant Magazine, USA)
• ''Hula & Natan is a rarity. A buddy comedy set along the Gaza strip and one that finds the humor and humanity in everyday life'' (Soundonsight Magazine, USA)
• ''This truly tragicomic story, is joyful and spirited, in spite of their situation with in-coming fire. They get on with their lives employing a mixture of sullenness, despair, hope, joy, humour and genuine brotherly love for each other. For a few minutes, we focus on people and not the dangerous political situation that exists in the Southern part of Israel. This is a film not to be missed. '' (livinginnyon, Switzerland)_ • This particular film is a telling story not only of two brothers caught in the middle of war, but also of the absurdities that war entails. Overall, Hula and Natan is not simply a story about the irrationalities of war but also serves as a stark reminder that war as a matter of principle can only lead to one's own loss of principles (Political Bouillon, Montréal, Canada)_
WORLD SALES:
JMT Films Distribution
20 Bialik st., 63324 Tel Aviv, Israel _ Contact: Michael Treves_jmtreves@012.net.il www.JMTFilms.com_ _ Awards:
* '' The award for best international medium-length film went to Hula and Natan by Robby Elmaliah:
Does anyone expect comedy when bombs are falling all around? That is what we get with Hula and Natan, a fine film that, against all expectations, presents the charming, funny portrait of two brothers, by turns mechanics and philosophers, who are getting by in Sderot, a village near Gaza. '' RIDM Montreal International Documentary Film Festival, Canada
* '' We now have the pleasure to give the prize of the jury of young audience, to the tragicomic picture made of a lively, original and colorful mise-en-scène of two engaging characters who convey a deep, human, social and political complexity of a Mid Eastern country to us. Please applaud Hula and Natan.'' VISIONS DU REEL International Documentary Film Festival, Nyon, Switzerland
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well done, congrats
victoremanuela 9 months ago