Dark Night (2005 film)
Dark Night (also known as Layla Affel) is an Israeli short film directed by Leonid Prudovsky.
Title
[edit]The title refers to a tune that one of the Israeli soldiers whistles, the famous Soviet war song Тёмная ночь (lit. Dark Night).
Plot
[edit]Three Israeli soldiers are out on patrol when their jeep runs over a landmine. They are then ambushed, and two of them manage to escape. The two surviving soldiers break into the house of a Palestinian couple and take them hostage as they wait to be rescued. They must navigate a language barrier and mutual mistrust if they want to all survive the night.
Crew
[edit]- Writer/director: Leonid Prudovsky;
- Producer: Rafael Katz
- Executive Producer: Herzl Maar
- Photographer: Yisrael Friedman
- Editor: Evgeny Ruman.
The film stars: Eran Amichai, Johnny Arbid, Hanan Savyon, Pini Tavger, and Helena Yaralova.
Awards and festivals
[edit]Awards
[edit]- 2005: nomination for Student Academy Award;
- 2005: special mention, best short film at 62nd Venice International Film Festival (Venice, Italy);
- 2005: best film award by Cittadella del Corto (Rome, Italy);
- 2005: Television Drama Award - Honorable Mention at Jerusalem Film Festival (Jerusalem, Israel);
- 2007: Silver Warsaw Phoenix in short film category at 4th Jewish Motifs International Film Festival (Warsaw, Poland).[1]
Festivals (official selection)
[edit]- 2005: 62nd Venice International Film Festival (Venice, Italy);
- 2005: Cittadella del Corto (Rome, Italy);
- 2005: Jerusalem Film Festival (Jerusalem, Israel);
- 2006: Palm Springs International Shortfest;[2]
- 2007: 4th Jewish Motifs International Film Festival (Warsaw, Poland);[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Jewish Motifs International Film Festival "Festival 2007: Awards", Jewish Motifs International Film Festival. Retrieved on 20 September 2012.
- ^ Palm Springs International Shortfest "Films DARK NIGHT (LAYLA AFEL)" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Palm Springs International Shortfest. Retrieved on 20 September 2012.
- ^ Jewish Motifs International Film Festival "Festival 2007: Awards", Jewish Motifs International Film Festival. Retrieved on 20 September 2012.
External links
[edit]- Dark Night at IMDb
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