LONGING
2018 Films
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1h 44m
Ariel, a well-off, childless man, gets a phone call from his college girlfriend. She needs to tell him a couple of very surprising things: first, when they broke up twenty years ago, she was pregnant and went on to have a lovely boy. The second thing will make Ariel explore the hidden aspects of parenthood and change his life forever.
Direction: Savi Gabizon
Script: Savi Gabizon
Production: Chilik Michaeli
Co-Production: Avraham Pirchi, Tami Leon, Savi Gabizon, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery
Cinematography: Asaf Sudry
Editing: Tali Halter Shenkar
Costume Design: Michal Dor
Make-Up: Orly Ronen
Sound: Yossi Epelbaum
Visual Effects: Dani Cohen
Cast: Shai Avivi, Asi Levi
Original Title: GAAGUA
Original Language: Hebrew
Film Production Country: Israel
Biography of the Director/s
Savi Gabizon is a renowned and leading film director in Israel. His three films ‘Shuroo’, ‘Lovesick on Nana Street’ and ‘Nina’s Tragedies’ were all box office hits that brought the highest number of audience to theaters in the years they came out. All three films were extremely well received by cinema critics, won at the Israeli Academy Awards and were chosen to represent Israel at the American Oscars in the foreign film category. Together, Gabizon’s three films won 24 Israeli Academy Awards – among them for best film, best director and best screenplay. All three films participated in many international film festivals, won several prizes and were distributed in numerous countries. ‘Nina’s Tragedies’ was selected for the Official Competition of the Sundance Film Festival. Following the festival, the film was picked up by the American distributor Wellspring. Gabizon is a professor at the Film and Television department of the Tel Aviv University where he teaches filmmaking and screen-writing workshops.
Filmography of the Director/s
'Longing' (2018)
'Lost and Found' (TV Series) (2008)
'Nina's Tragedies' (2003)
'Lovesick on Nana Street' (1995)
'Shuru' (1990)
Awards Won
VENICE DAYS 2017 - OPENING FILM - AUDIENCE AWARD
JERUSALEM IFF - AUDIENCE AWARD
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