Haifa - International Film Festival

International Films by Israeli Filmmakers Three new international films by Israeli filmmakers will take center stage at the festival. Longing The festival's main international competition, Carmel, will open with an American remake of Savi Gabizon's acclaimed 2017 Israeli film Longing, starring Richard Gere and Diane Kruger. Reading Lolita in Tehran Directed by Eran Riklis and based on the global bestseller by Azar Nafisi, the film stars Golshifteh Farahani and Zar Amir Ebrahimi. It won the Ensemble Cast Jury Award and the Audience Choice Award at the Rome Film Festival. Why War Directed by Amos Gitai and screened out of competition at the Venice Film Festival, the film will be featured as part of the festival’s special screenings of Israeli cinema. Closing Film The festival will close with the premiere of Nir Bergman's latest film, Pink Lady, which recently won the Best Directing Award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

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