Eran riklis screenplay, shulamith hareven short story the link. Ne en 1954 a jerusalem, eran riklis est eleve aux etatsunis, au canada et au bresil. Hes made it incredibly clear in a borrowed identity how women will end up always saving the day, and in shelter he takes that perfect theme hey, im biased that way. Out of enthusiasm, a militia soldier abandons his platoon and decides to fight for the cause of the revolution. Naomi, an israeli mossad agent neta riskin is sent to germany to protect mona golshifteh farahani, paterson, a lebanese informant recovering from plastic surgery to assume her new identity. A postapocalyptic thriller set in the ruins of a collapsed america, refuge follows a familys struggle to survive and rebuild a life in the absence of civilization. See, this film, unlike 2009s brilliant adaptation of the road, is a movie that wants to drive humanity back into us by demonstrating its virtues.
Mar 06, 2016 staying alive during a time when everyone is out for themselves means staying as quiet as possible, which is exactly what jack is doing in his run down little home in a small urban neighborhood with his wife nell, trusted friend kyle, and his very ill daughter, 8yearold birdie. Refuge may not tread into new territory with its ideas, but what it wishes to explore regarding how mankind behaves when reduced by a survival scenario becomes a tense tale treated thoughtfully and executed tightly. The bloom of yesterday by chris kraus calibre by matt palmer. Eran riklis is also hoping to make his official selection debut with refuge, costarring golshifteh farahani as a lebanese woman who has collaborated with the israeli secret services, opposite. Its a hard truth to take because refuge is probably what a postoutbreak north america would regrettably look like. Together for two weeks in a quiet apartment in hamburg. My familys origins go back to tel aviv, where our last name riklis is a little more common because there is a significant jewish population bearing this name.
His films include cup final 1991, the syrian bride 2004, lemon tree 2008 and dancing arabs also known as a borrowed identity 2014. A deranged, drugaddled tokyo gangster and his crew. The problem is that this film does nothing in its brief 73 minute. A zombie apocalypse movie without zombies fear not, or should you because this story still delivers the chilly truth in a most suspenseful and creepy way. After graduating from beaconsfield national film school in england, he made his first film in 1984, on a clear day you can see damascus, a political thriller based on a true story. Israeli pilot bonds with a palestinian refugee in zaytoun the. Eran riklis under the radar neta riskin and golshifteh farahani play the two women in a wide range of emotions as they speak the words of eran riklis compassionate and realistic screenplay. Ahrya fine arts, monica film center, town center 5. Risking her life to save the young women the widow only demands erotic pleasure in exchange. On tv, almagor appeared in the israeli series crying susanne, and three series in germany. Click on subheadings above for links to other projects. Mona and naomi together for two weeks in a quiet apartment in hamburg. Heres the first ever imagery from eran rikliss refuge starring golshifteh farahani and neta riskin.
Its lemon tree meets john le carre in this thriller set in germany involving a lebanese. Refuge definition in the cambridge english dictionary. I wanted to see real people by annekatrin titze imdb. Beta cinema has established itself as a boutiqueoperation for independent feature films with strong theatrical potential. Three girls are on the run from a group of disbanded soldiers.
Under a new identity, she heads to germany to protect mona a beautiful lebanese informant, whom special agents have pulled from her country and hidden in a hamburg safe house while she recovers from. Seven years later, he shot cup final, later hailed by international critics and selected in several film. Nowhere to go they come across a lonely widow to seek refuge. Jun 06, 2014 the story behind zaytoun by counterpunch news service if youve been monitoring israeli film over the past ten years or so, you will be aware that there is an ongoing effort to promote the. Eran riklis has been active in the movie world since 1975. His lieutenant and the rest of the crew look for him during the confused night of. A female mossad agent bonds with a lebanese informant in eran riklis psychological dramathriller shelter. Meanwhile, the prudish closeted daughter of one of the women starts an. Attempting to be both a spy thriller and psychological drama about the emotionally complex. Eran riklis celebrity profile check out the latest eran riklis photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. It seems to want to disprove nihilism by showing us the payoff of familial bonds. It can be viewed on our youtube page and will shortly be going on our facebook page too. An independent production company, refuge films has created awardwinning web series, documentaries, short narratives and music videos.
Review refuge 2016 miss kellie march 6, 2016 2 comments 635 views 0 likes. With soraya moore, sarah rose butler, alex acosta, hser kaw. Aus nachster distanz trailer deutsch german 2018 youtube. See the full list of refuge cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The lives of a hollywood actress battling drug addiction, a teen with a violent past, a teacher fighting to keep a dream alive, and a cop caught in a love triangle are brought together by fate. To borrow a familiar idiom, shelter never goes too far and doesnt go far enough. Eran riklis celebrity profile check out the latest eran riklis photo gallery, biography, pics. Rikliss film shelter, previously titled refuge, a spy thriller set mostly in hamburg the latest film is spider in the web, starring ben kingsley, monica bellucci, itay. The story behind zaytoun by counterpunch news service if youve been monitoring israeli film over the past ten years or so, you will be aware. Shelter is a film directed by eran riklis with neta riskin, golshifteh farahani, yehuda almagor, doraid liddawi, year. Riklis then financed the movie butterfly, starring zadora. Riklis is a filmmaker who believes wholeheartedly in the power of women.
The intersection of these stories, and the interior world of the characters, plays out against a dreamlike backdrop of ultraviolence and orgiastic sex, as everyone tries futilely to rewrite their futures and cheat death. After louis fatal overdose, mousse soon learns she is pregnant. Riklis is preparing his new film reading lolita in tehran, based on the bestseller by azar nafisi, that will be shot in late 2020. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. A little information about me, im ira riklis, a family man, business man and food lover.
Refuge was enthusiastically received by audiences last year at multiple festivals around the world, including fan favorites toronto after dark, screamfest and won best director for andrew robertson in sydney at australias fantastic planet. An aging spy is on one last mission to redeem his life and career before the clock runs out. Renowned israeli filmmaker eran riklis lemon tree, the syrian bride will visit. Released 20, refuge stars sebastian beacon, chris kies, carter roy, amy rutberg the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. Mossad agent naomi is called back from sick leave and assigned to a babysitting job. Under a new identity, she heads to germany to protect mona a beautiful lebanese informant, whom special agents have pulled from her country and hidden in a hamburg safe house while she recovers from plastic surgery. Refuge united kingdom charity, a british charity for female victims of domestic violence a place intended to shelter cultural property, in the context of the hague.
A film by eran riklis the lemon tree, the syrian bride starts april 6th in u. The refuge is a christian community and mission center planted in broomfield, colorado. Aus nachster distanz lesbenfilm 2017 full hd trailer. But art is the focus of the russian movie chagallmalevich, a work of magical realism by filmmaker aleksandr mitta that highlights the competing styles.
A thriller set in germany involving a lebanese woman and an israeli mossad agent sent to protect her. After graduating from beaconsfield national film school in england, he made his first. Refuge is a postapocalyptic thriller from passerby films. His other films include slava and lena chaplins burning mooki, and eran riklis playoff. Beta cinemas philosophy is to keep its selective acquisition policy of 10 to 12 titles per year in order to fully develop the the. Sep 14, 2016 meanwhile, acclaimed actress hiam abbass has appeared in numerous films over the years, including steven spielbergs munich, tom mccarthys the visitor, and eran riklis lemon. Jun 25, 2018 aus nachster distanz trailer deutsch german 2018. He spent nearly his entire childhood riding his bike to the local video store to secretly renting every scary movie with his friends and reading his way through the scary stories to tell in the dark books and all the works of stephen king. Rikliss film shelter, previously titled refuge, a spy thriller set mostly in hamburg the latest film is spider in the web, starring ben kingsley, monica bellucci, itay tiran and itzik cohen. With neta riskin, golshifteh farahani, yehuda almagor, doraid liddawi. Refuge has been compared to cormac mccarthys the road, as the austere setting. Area of refuge, a location in a building that may be used by occupants in the event of a fire.
Refuge is a timely novel, about a theme that touches and moves so many, no matter where you are from. Mountain hut, a shelter for travelers in mountainous areas, often remote. At the age of 9, jayson saw a childs head get crushed under a tire in the toxic avenger and has never been the same. In the wake of a catastrophic plague, the family lives a lonely existence, struggling to maintain a sense of normalcy amidst a lawless world of roaming gangs and dwindling resources. After several months of submitting to various film festivals across the globe, we are proud to announce the public release of refuge the movie.
Mixing psychosexual chamber drama with international espionage, eran. Click on subheadings above for links to other projec. One of them gets the neighbors to join her and her fake brothers secret sex club. Meanwhile, acclaimed actress hiam abbass has appeared in numerous films over the years, including steven spielbergs munich, tom mccarthys the visitor, and eran riklis lemon. Mousse isabelle carre and louis melvil poupaud are young, beautiful, rich and in love, but drugs have invaded their lives. Refuge, a firsttime narrative feature film from husband and wife filmmaking team andrew robertson and lilly kanso, is currently making the rounds of film festivals across the world, having already picked up an award for best director feature film awards for robertson at sydney, australias fantastic planet film festival in 20 when the film was. Eran riklis takes a coolly professional approach to a mossad potboiler starring golshifteh farahani. Her acting in the film was lampooned by comedians and critics alike, 15 winning her the razzie award for worst actress, but she somehow won the golden globe award as new star of the year 16 after a well publicized press junket paid for by riklis, also hosted at his own riviera. Oct 21, 2014 refuge may not tread into new territory with its ideas, but what it wishes to explore regarding how mankind behaves when reduced by a survival scenario becomes a tense tale treated thoughtfully and executed tightly. Lemon tree meets john le carre in a subtle thriller set in germany involving mona, a lebanese woman golshifteh farahani, and naomi, an israeli mossad agent neta riskin sent to protect their informant while recovering from plastic surgery for her new identity. Area of refuge, a location in a building that may be used by occupants.
A female mossad agent bonds with a lebanese informant in eran riklis psychological dramathriller. As the film opens in a beirut already roiling in civil war, the director, eran riklis, injects chaotic street scenes with vigorous energy. Feel free to browse around to get a sense of who we are, and make sure to check out our community life hub to learn more about the many different things we do. May 22, 2017 heres the first ever imagery from eran rikliss refuge starring golshifteh farahani and neta riskin.