OFF-WHITE LIES
by Maya Kenig
synopsis
After years of being separated from her father, Libby, a rebellious teen, is sent to Israel to live with him while the Second Lebanon War rages in the background. But her father, Shaul, who turns out to be a flaky inventor, is "between apartments". With nowhere to live, he comes up with a brilliant plan. The two of them will pose as refugees from the North, seeking shelter from the bombardments with a family in Jerusalem who offers to put them up based on this false pretense. Finally in a"normal" household, Libby and Shaul start to build their father-daughter relationship. But the phony identities and lies take their toll. Libby feels estranged and unwanted by her egocentric Dad, and the chaotic atmosphere caused by the war doesn't help. In a desperate attempt to be noticed, Libby takes a step into adulthood from which there is no return.
international title: | Off-White Lies |
original title: | Orhim le-rega |
country: | Israel, France |
year: | 2011 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Maya Kenig |
film run: | 86' |
release date: | FR 12/06/2013 |
screenplay: | Maya Kenig, Dana Dimant |
cast: | Gur Bentwich, Elya Inbar, Tzahi Grad, Arad Yeni, Salit Achi-Miriam |
cinematography by: | Itai Vinograd |
film editing: | Or Ben David |
art director: | Ido Dolev |
costumes designer: | Yael Kredo |
producer: | Yoav Roeh, Aurit Zamir |
co-producer: | Janja Kralj |
production: | KinoElektron, Gum Films |
backing: | Israel Film Fund, Jerusalem Film and Television Fund |
distributor: | Solaris Distribution |