Jellyfish

The film tells the story of three women living in Tel Aviv. Batia is a young woman who makes a living as a waitress for a wedding catering service. On the day her boyfriend leaves her, she finds a five year-old girl, emerging from the sea. The girl cannot speak, and having no other choice, Batia takes her into her life. As time goes by, Batia begins to suspect that there is a mysterious connection between the girl and a repressed, unresolved trauma from her childhood.

During Keren's wedding, she gets locked in the restroom. After crying long minutes for help, she manages to jump over the stall restrooms door and breaks her leg. The young couple decides to have a honey moon after all, not in Hawaii, but in a small hotel in Tel-Aviv and from that moment on, the relationship between them takes a turn for the worse. Joy is a Philippine caregiver who takes care of Keren's aunt. Once the aunt passes away, Joy is being sent to look after Malka, a tough old woman recovering from heart surgery. Malka has a complex and cold relationship with her daughter Galia, and Joy, unwarily, becomes a kind of emotional mediator between them. All three stories reverberate with yearning, and the seaside of Tel Aviv is the main arena to which all the film's protagonists are drawn


Cast

Batia - Sarah Adler

Malka - Zharira Charifai

Keren - Noa Knoller

Joy - Ma-nenita De Latorre

Michael - Gera Sandler

Girl - Nikol Laidman



Crew

Directed by - Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen

Produced by - Amir Harel, Ayelet Kait, Yael Fogiel, Leticia Gonzales

Written by - Shira Geffen

Cinematography - Antoine Héberlé

Editing - François Gédigier, Sasha Franklin 

Sound designers - Gil Toren, Oliver Dô Hùu, Aviv Aldema

Original music - Christopher Bowen

Art Designer - Avi Fahima

Costume Designer - Li Alembik

Casting Director - Esther Kling

Details

Drama, 85 min

35 mm

Languages Hebrew 

Subtitles English

Lama Films, Les Films du Poisson, Israel Film Fund, Keshet, Hot, Pyramide International, ARTE Cinema, CANAL+, TPS



Festivals & Awards

Festival de Cannes 2007 - Camera d’Or Winner, Prix SACD, Prix of the Young Critics – Critics’ Week

Bratislava International Film Festival - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury & Special Mention

Pusan Film Festival – Official Selection

San Sebastian Film Festival – Official Selection

Toronto Film Festival- Official Selection



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