MOUNTAIN
by Yaelle Kayam
synopsis
A devout woman is living with her family in the Jewish cemetery on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives. During the day, while her husband and children are at school, she is left alone in the mountain. She goes for walks in the cemetery, trying to escape the endless house work. One night, out of frustration, she storms out of the house climbing the cemetery, running wherever her feet will carry her. To her surprise, she is exposed to an unsettling sexual scene. Stirred by this image, she starts exploring this new realm of the mountain, while trying to keep a normal face during her daytime routine. Until she can't anymore.
international title: | Mountain |
original title: | Ha'har |
country: | Denmark, Israel |
sales agent: | Playtime |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Yaelle Kayam |
film run: | 83' |
screenplay: | Yaelle Kayam |
cast: | Shani Klein, Avshalom Pollak, Haitham Ibrahem Omari |
cinematography by: | Itay Marom |
film editing: | Or Ben David |
costumes designer: | Hila Glick |
producer: | Eilon Ratzkovsky, Yochanan Kredo, Yossi Uzrad, Lisa Uzrad, Guy Jacoel |
co-producer: | Riina Spørring Zachariassen, Vibeke Windeløv |
production: | Windelov Lassen ApS, July August Productions |