For My Father (Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv)
MAIN FEATURES / UK PREMIERE
Director: Dror Zahavi.
Starring: Shredi Jabarin, Shlomo Vishinski, Hili Yalon.
Germany, 2008.
95 mins. Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles.
Terek (Jabarin), a young Palestinian and would-be suicide bomber, is on a deadly mission into Israel for the sake of his father. But when a mechanical fault causes his bomb to fail, and the repair of his explosive vest is delayed by the need to send for spare parts, Terek finds himself stranded in Tel Aviv for a weekend, forced to live among people he has been raised to regard as enemies. Much to his surprise, he begins to connect with the people around him, and starts to fall for a girl from an Orthodox family named Keren (Yalon). As their relationship blossoms, it seems that love can conquer all – but both the police and those who sent Terek on his mission are closing in on him...
Screenings (select one to book tickets)
Sunday 27 September, 1:30PM
Saturday 26 September, 4:00PM
Reviews
For My Father by Tom Hadfield
26 Sep 2009
My film of the Festival. Funny, romantic, moving and tense as hell.
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