What a Wonderful Place
| What a Wonderful Place | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | |
| Written by | Eyal Halfon |
| Produced by | Assaf Amir Yoav Roeh |
| Starring | Uri Gavriel Evelyn Kaplun Avi Uria Yossi Graber |
| Cinematography | Nily Aslan |
| Edited by | Einat Glaser-Zarhin |
| Music by | Avi Belleli |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Languages | Hebrew Filipino Tagalog Russian English |
What a Wonderful Place (Hebrew: איזה מקום נפלא - Eize Makom Nifla) is a 2005 Israeli drama film directed by Eyal Halfon. It includes three seemingly unrelated storylines which intersect at the end, set in southern Tel Aviv, the Arabah and an unidentified Israeli urban suburb. The film deals with issues of trafficking of women and the lives of foreign workers in Israel.
Awards and nominations[]
- Ophir Awards:
- Best Film (won)
- Best Actor (Uri Gavriel, won)
- Best Screenplay (Eyal Halfon, won)
- Best Art Direction (Ido Dolev, won)
- Best Editing (Einat Glaser-Zarhin, won)
- Best Director (Eyal Halfon, nominated)
- Best Actress (Evelyn Kaplun, nominated)
- Best Supporting Actor (Avi Uria, nominated)
- Best Supporting Actress (Marina Shoif, nominated)
- Best Cinematography (Nily Aslan, nominated)
- Best Costume Design (Keren Ron, nominated)
- Best Music (Avi Belleli, nominated)
- Best Sound (Israel David, David Lis and Aviv Aldema, nominated)
- 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival:
- Crystal Globe (nominated)
- Special Jury Prize (won)
- Best Actor (Uri Gavriel, won)
- Festroia International Film Festival:
- Golden Dolphin (won)
- Brooklyn International Film Festival:
- Best Screenplay (Eyal Halfon, won)
External links[]
- Eyal Halfon, "We have decided to grant you the award, in spite of it all",Eretz Acheret Magazine
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- 2005 films
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