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The
Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival is over for another year. If
you weren't there, you missed some great films!
We
thought you might like to know which films were our Audience
Award winners this year. As was the case last year, you loved
what you saw with every feature scoring at least 7.50 (out
of 10). One feature film, however, stood out from the rest
with one of the highest scores we have ever had. (It was my
favourite film too!) The documentaries, as well, received
accolades and the top two films were separated by the narrowest
of margins (only 0.01!):
| Favourite Feature Film: Like a Fish Out of Water |
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Marcelo is a non-religious young man, an actor and a
single parent to his 11-year-old daughter, Lucy.
He's desperately looking for someone to help him
improve his Hebrew accent so he can pass the
auditions for an Israeli soap opera. Anat, his
religious Hebrew teacher, is probably the best
solution but it seems that she hates soap operas and
is not so fond of her pupil either. In fact, she has
her own problems – mainly her mother, who is
frantically seeking a perfect match for her daughter
who has, in her eyes, clearly passed the proper
wedding age. LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER is a charming
romantic comedy about a new immigrant from Argentina
trying to balance love, work and family.
Audience Score: 9.04/10
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| Favourite Documentary: 10 Days in Gaza |
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This extraordinary film follows the dramatic Israeli
disengagement from the Gaza Strip. On August 15,
2005, Israel embarked on a journey that changed it
geographically, politically and historically. Though
it lasted only 10 days, Israel's disengagement from
the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and the
northern West Bank marked a watershed event in the
country's history. Mass demonstrations and bitter
political battles deepened the bold division which
cut through the social, political and economic
strata of Israeli society, leaving many homeless and
many more reeling from the traumatic event. This
historically important and emotionally gripping film
begins with the military closure of the Gaza Strip
to civilian traffic, and ends with the last soldier
that closed the Gaza's gates behind him, ending 38
years of Israeli occupation.
Audience Score: 8.54/10
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The 8th Annual Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival will
take place next November. We hope to see you there!
Coming
soon: A private HKJFF screening of Borat: Cultural
Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious
Nation of Kazakhstan.
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