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DAWN

by Romed Wyder

synopsis

The story is set in Palestine in 1947, during the British mandate period. The Zionists are fighting for the establishment of a Jewish state. A member of the armed Jewish underground has been sentenced to death by the British authorities. In return, the resistance has kidnapped a British officer, trying to redeem their friend. The insurgents spend the night together, waiting for the outcome of the negotiation. If the British hang their friend at dawn, one of them will shoot the British officer held as a hostage.

international title: Dawn
original title: Dawn
country: Switzerland
year: 2015
genre: fiction
directed by: Romed Wyder
film run: 95'
release date: CH 29/04/2015
screenplay: Billy MacKinnon
cast: Joel Basman, Moris Cohen, Sarah Adler, Liron Levo, Rami Heuberger, Jason Isaacs
cinematography by: Ram Shweky
film editing: Kathrin Plüss
art director: Boaz Katzenelson, Boris Bartholomäus
costumes designer: Dorothee Schmid
music: Bernard Trontin
production: Paradigma Films, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG

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