30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
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Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth

Broken Mirrors (2018) 15

Israel | 2018 | 104 min.

From the outside, the Adler family lives an enviable life, but underneath Giora´s great love for his family lays an obsession with his eldest daughter Ariella. This strict military disciplinarian follows his teenage daughter´s every move, and he inflicts severe methods of punishment. Ariella commits a grave error, yet her father won´t punish her for it. Seeking a punishment of her own, Ariella embarks on a dark quest where she will discover a secret to her father´s past that will lead them to confront one another.

CountryIsrael
Year2018
Duration104 min
Rating15
LanguageHebrew
SubtitleEnglish, Czech
Directed by Imri Matalon, Aviad Givon
Screenplay Imri Matalon, Aviad Givon
Director of Photography Daniel Miller
Music Asher Goldshmit
Edited by Ronit Porat
Contact Seville International

Biography

Screenwriters and directors from Israel. Matalon graduated from a screenwriting school in Tel Aviv and the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, where Givon also studied. Matalon directed the short film Seam Zone (Kav Hatefer, 2006), the experimental film Model, and a number of TV projects. Givon has made several short films and is the author of the prize-winning book The Picture Looks at Me. The feature drama Broken Mirrors (2018) is their joint feature-length debut.

Teenagers, Family, Drama, Love