| Disengagement | |
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 © 2007 Studio Canal | |
| Directed by | Amos Gitai |
| Written by | Amos Gitai Marie-Jose Sanselme |
| Produced by | Nicolas Blanc Laurent Truchot Pierfrancesco Fiorenza |
| Starring | Juliette Binoche Jeanne Moreau Dana Ivgy Liron Levo |
| Cinematography | Christian Berger |
| Edited by | Isabelle Ingold |
| Distributed by | Studio Canal |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Countries | France Israel |
| Languages | English French Hebrew |
Disengagement (Désengagement) is a film directed by Amos Gitai, starring Juliette Binoche, with Jeanne Moreau in a supporting role. The film is a French/Italian/Israeli co-production, and was shot in France, Germany and Israel. It is the third film of Gitai's "Border" or "Frontier" trilogy.
The singer Barbara Hendricks appears in the film in a small role, performing Gustav Mahler's Song of the Earth.
The film premiered at the 2007 Venice Film Festival in an out-of-competition slot, where it won the Roberto Rossellini Award. The picture was then screened at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.
Synopsis
Following the death of her father, Ana (Binoche) and her adopted brother Uli (Liron Levo) meet in Avignon. It is stated in her father's will that Ana cannot receive her inheritance until she has found the child she abandoned as a teenager. This journey leads her to Gaza during the 2005 Israeli disengagement, a time fraught with danger and uncertainty.
Cast
- Juliette Binoche as Ana
- Liron Levo as Uli
- Jeanne Moreau as Françoise
- Barbara Hendricks as Barbara
- Dana Ivgy as Dana
- Hiam Abbass as Hiam
- Tomer Russo as Tomer
- Israel Katorza as Israel
- Yussuf Abu-Warda as Youssef
- Uri Klauzner as Uri
- Amos Gitai
Critical reception
The film received largely positive reviews from Variety and Screen International.
References
- Vivarelli, Nick (2007-08-17). "'Disengagement' set for Venice - Cannes Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- Toronto fills calendar with global diversity Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Scheib, Ronnie (6 September 2007). "Review: 'Disengagement'". Variety. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- Dan Fainaru (6 September 2007). "Disengagement [review]". Screen Daily.
External links
- Amos Gitai Official Website - Production listing
- Disengagement at IMDb
- Film de Culte - Filming information Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- news on Désengagement's Venice selection and set photo
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