Dark Night (2005 film)

Dark Night (also known as Layla Affel) is an Israeli short film directed by Leonid Prudovsky.

Title[]

The title refers to the song that in the dark night ride one of the Israeli soldiers is whistling. It is a tune of Russian war song Тёмная ночь (lit. Dark Night).

Plot[]

In the dark night two young Israeli soldiers are on their ride control. When their car runs on explosive and Palestinian fighters are seeking for them. The soldiers hide into a house of a Palestinian couple and take house owner as hostages.

Crew[]

• Writer/director: Leonid Prudovsky;
• Producer: Rafael Katz
• Executive Producer: Herzl Maar
• Photographer: Yisrael Friedman
• Editor: Evgeny Ruman.

The film stars: Eran Amichai, Johnny Arbid, Hanan Savyon, Pini Tavger, and Helena Yaralova.

Awards and festivals[]

Awards[]

• 2005: nomination for Student Academy Award;
• 2005: special mention, best short film at 62nd Venice International Film Festival (Venice, Italy);
• 2005: best film award by Cittadella del Corto (Rome, Italy);
• 2005: Television Drama Award - Honorable Mention at Jerusalem Film Festival (Jerusalem, Israel);
• 2007: Silver Warsaw Phoenix in short film category at 4th Jewish Motifs International Film Festival (Warsaw, Poland).^[1]

Festivals (official selection)[]

• 2005: 62nd Venice International Film Festival (Venice, Italy);
• 2005: Cittadella del Corto (Rome, Italy);
• 2005: Jerusalem Film Festival (Jerusalem, Israel);
• 2006: Palm Springs International Shortfest;^[2]
• 2007: 4th Jewish Motifs International Film Festival (Warsaw, Poland); ^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Dark Night at IMDb

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