Sh'Chur

Sh'Chur
Promotional poster
Directed by Shmuel Hasfari
Produced by Uri Sabag
Written by Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari
Starring Gila Almagor
Ronit Elkabetz
Music by Ori Vidislavski
Cinematography David Gurfinkel
Edited by Zion Avrahamian
Production
company
Mecklberg Media Group
Movies Entertainment
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country Israel
Language Hebrew

Sh'Chur is a 1994 Israeli drama film starring Gila Almagor, Ronit Elkabetz and Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari. It was written by Hanna Azoulay Hasfari and directed by her partner Shmuel Hasfari. Sh'Chur received critical acclaim and was the 1994 official Israeli submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also awarded the Ophir Award for best film by the Israeli Film and Television Academy. After its release, the film garnered various discussions in the Israeli press over its representation of the Moroccan community in Israel.[1]

Plot

After their father dies, Rachel and her sister make the journey for his funeral. Along the way Rachel's mind is flooded with memories of the mysticism of her childhood in Israel, where magic rituals were the solution to everyday problems.[2]

Cast

  • Gila Almagor as Mother
  • Ronit Elkabetz as Pnina
  • Hana Azoulay-Hasfari as Rachel
  • Orly Ben-Garti as Young Rachel
  • Yaacov Cohen as Shlomo
  • Albert Iluz as Moshe
  • Amos Lavi as Father

Awards and nominations

Israeli Film Academy

Berlin International Film Festival

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shemer, Yaron (2012). "The Burden of Self-Representation: Reflections on Shhur and its Legacy for Contemporary Mizrahi Films in Israel". Journal of Levantine Studies. 2 (2): 39–62.
  2. ↑ Sch'chur Film.com. Retrieved on 5 July 2010
  3. ↑ "Berlinale: 1995 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
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