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Or (My Treasure)
Or (my treasure) movie posterDirected by Keren Yedaya Produced by Emmanuel Agneray
Jérôme Bleitrach
Marek Rozenbaum
Itai TamirWritten by Sari Ezouz
Keren YedayaStarring Dana Ivgy
Ronit ElkabetzCinematography Laurent Brunet Studio Bizibi
Transfax Film Productions
Canal+Distributed by Rézo Films (France)
Kino International (US)Release date(s) (Israel)
16 September 2004
(France)
1 December 2004
(Sweden)
15 April 2005
(Belgium)
18 May 2005
(USA) limited release
1 June 2005Running time 95 min Country France
IsraelLanguage Hebrew Or (My Treasure) is a 2004 drama film starring Dana Ivgy in the title role of Or, a teenager who struggles to be responsible for her prostitute mother Ruthie, played by Ronit Elkabetz. The French-Israeli production premiered on 14 May 2004 at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Plot synopsis
Or's responsibility at home gives way to an increasingly wilder side of her personality, pushed further by the mother of her boyfriend who tells Or that their sexual relationship isn't suitable for her son. Ruthie, meanwhile, tries to hold down a poorly paid job as a cleaner and give up prostitution at her daughter's urging, yet is unable to stay away from the streets.
Reception
Or won 10 awards, including five at the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for a further 8. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a freshness rating of 77%.[1]
Awards and nominations
Israeli Film Academy
- Best Actress - Dana Ivgy (won)
- Best Art Direction - Avi Fahima (nomination)
- Best Director - Keren Yedaya (nomination)
- Best Film - (nomination)
- Best Screenplay - Keren Yedaya
Sari Ezouz (nomination) - Best Supporting Actress - Ronit Elkabetz (nomination)
- Best Film - Keren Yedaya (nomination)
International Film Festival Bratislava
- Grand Prix - Keren Yedaya
Ronit Elkzabetz
Dana Ivgy (won)
- Critics Week Grand Prize - Keren Yedaya (won)
- Golden Camera - Keren Yedaya (won)
- Prix Regards Jeune Award for Best Feature Film - Keren Yedaya (won)
- SACD Screenwriting Award - Keren Yedaya
Sari Ezouz (won) - Young Critics Award for Best Feature - Keren Yedaya (won)
- Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress - Ronit Elkabetz (nomination)
- European Discovery of the Year - Keren Yedaya (nomination)
- Wolgin Award for Best Israeli Feature - Keren Yedaya (nomination)
Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival
- Best Realisation - Keren Yedaya (won)
- Best Actress - Ronit Elkabetz shared with Dana Ivgy (won)
Palm Springs International Film Festival
- New Voices/New Visions Special Jury Mention - Keren Yedaya (won)
Cast
- Dana Ivgy as Or
- Ronit Elkabetz as Ruthie
- Katia Zinbris as Rachel
- Meshar Cohen as Ido
References
- ^ Or (My Treasure) (2005) Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2 July 2010
External links
Cinema of Israel Categories:- Hebrew-language films
- 2004 films
- Israeli films
- French films
- Films shot in Israel
- HIV/AIDS in film and television
- Films about prostitution
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