Saint Clara (film)

Infobox Film
name = Saint Clara


caption = original film poster
director = Ari Folman and Ori Sivan
producer = Guy Asaf
writer = Ari Folman
starring = Lucy Dubinchik
music = Berry Sakharof
cinematography = Valentin Belonogov
editing = Dov Stoyer
distributor = Kino International
released = 1 November, 1996 (Israel)
runtime = 85 min.
country = ISR
language = Hebrew
Russian
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imdb_id = 0115909

Saint Clara (Hebrew: קלרה הקדושה) is a 1996 Israeli film directed by Ari Folman and Ori Sivan.

Plot

The film takes place in 1999 in a small Israeli town, in which a young girl called Clara (Lucy Dubinchik) discovers that she has paranormal powers that allow her to predict the future.

That discovery causes mayhem in the town as its people try to take advantage of Clara's powers and people escape the town as her powers have discovered a leak in the nearby nuclear plant. Clara herself has to choose between her powers and her one true love.

Cast

Awards

The film won 6 Ofir Awards (the Israeli equivalent to the Oscars) for best film, directing, best actress, best supporting actor, best editing and best music.

It also won the best film award at the Haifa International Film Festival.

External links

* [http://clara.israel.net/ Official website]