Exile

Oz Zirlin

Producer

Dor Levy

Lab Edition

2023

Production

Goosebumps Productions

Country

Israel

SYNOPSIS

In the harsh city of Hadera, three interlocking stories will change the lives of their characters forever: Jackie (45) is up against time as he finds his best friend- after he took the money they invested in crypto, has gone missing. Oleg (22) has to take care of his mentally ill mother just as, out of nowhere- his dominate father comes back from ten years abroad. Adane (28) wants to solve his anxiety issues so he can provide for his family. Instead- he gets his younger brother and himself entangled with the police.

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

This film is for my friends and family, the tired souls we lost along the way, and those who stayed with us, still struggling to make ends meet. This film is for my childhood heroes - flawed and anxious individuals, filled with doubts and a false sense of security, trying to do what's right by their families, but not always succeeding. This is Israel as they experience it, down here, in the streets . A place of never-ending turmoil and pressure. This film is for them.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER

Oz graduated with distinction from the Minshar School of Arts. He is a writer, director, cinematographer, and dditor. His graduation film Adane and Yaleo was an official selection at the Jerusalem Film Festival, Munich Film Festival, and Tel Aviv Film Festival,amongst others.

PRODUCER

Dor Levy

Goosebumps Productions is an independent production company based out of Tel Aviv. With a dedicated pursuit of impactful and emotionally evocative storytelling, I seek out emerging talents who possess a distinctive voice and offer a fresh perspective on our shared human experience. Among the company's notable projects are To the Grave (2020), Empty Spaces (2022), and Auto da fe (2022). These and others gained recognition in leading film festivals worldwide, such as Biennale Cinema, Busan IFF, Adelaide, Encounter FF, and BFI: Flare; as well in local festivals, such as Jerusalem IFF, Haifa IFF, TLV FEST, and Yes Israeli

PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE

Company name, city: Goosebumps Productions (Tel Aviv, Israel) Contact email: dor@gsbumps.art Contact tel.: +972-52-3883-089

PRODUCTION BUDGET

Estimated Budget: $1,000,000
Existing: $10,000 Israeli Film Fund

LANGUAGE

Hebrew, Russian, Amharic

GENRE

Anthology drama

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