Shelter

Series/Themes: zCinema without Borders, zJewish and Israeli Series

Genre: International

Accessibility: Subtitles

Film Year: 2017

Locations: Germany/Israel/France

Film Length: 93 min.

Director: Eran Riklis

Featuring: Neta Riskin, Golshifteh Farahani, Yehuda Almagor, Doraid Liddawi.

Mona, a Lebanese woman (Golshifteh Farahani), and Naomi, an Israeli Mossad agent (Neta Riskin) are sent to protect their informant who is recovering from plastic surgery for her new identity. They are together for two weeks in a quiet, unsuspecting apartment in Hamburg. In their safe house, they never expect what comes. The fortnight turns into an abyss, and their shelter is anything but protected. The intimacy of the relationship that develops between them is tested by the threat of terror. In this suspense-laden psychological thriller, beliefs are questioned and devastating decisions are forced.

Supported by Congregation Beth Israel

Thursday, November 9
8:30 PM
Downtown Mall : Violet Crown B
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Mona, a Lebanese woman (Golshifteh Farahani), and Naomi, an Israeli Mossad agent (Neta Riskin) are sent to protect their informant who is recovering from plastic surgery for her new identity. They are together for two weeks in a quiet, unsuspecting apartment in Hamburg. In their safe house, they never expect what comes. The fortnight turns into an abyss, and their shelter is anything but protected. The intimacy of the relationship that develops between them is tested by the threat of terror. In this suspense-laden psychological thriller, beliefs are questioned and devastating decisions are forced.

Supported by Congregation Beth Israel

 Downtown Mall : Violet Crown B Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org

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