Ahed's Knee
Cuts to the heart of Lapid’s visceral genius and...points a new path forward for one of the world’s most irrepressible filmmakers.
Ahed's Knee
A celebrated Israeli filmmaker named Y arrives in a remote desert village to present one of his films at a local library. Struggling to cope with the recent news of his mother’s terminal illness, he is pushed into a spiral of rage when the host of the screening, a government employee, asks him to sign a form placing restrictions on what he can say at the film’s Q&A. Told over the course of one day, the film depicts Y as he battles against the loss of freedom in his country and the fear of losing his mother. Nadav Lapid (Berlin Golden Bear winner Synonyms, The Kindergarten Teacher) wrote the film soon after the death of his own mother, who worked as an editor on many of his works. It offers a sharp critique of the censorship, hypocrisy, and violence instigated by Israel and repressive governments everywhere. The fact that it was produced, largely funded, and highly acclaimed in its home country highlights the complexities of a national cinema that refuses to be muzzled, born of the divisions of society itself. Winner of the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this boldly shot and conceived work feels as though it has welled up from the depths of its maker’s soul.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
109
Language
Hebrew
Director
Nadav Lapid
Writer(s)
Nadav Lapid
Cast
Avshalom Pollak,
Nur Fibak
Awards:
Winner, Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture
The Israeli director Nadav Lapid makes abrasive moral dramas whose stories fragment and detour in unexpected and unsettling ways. The early scenes of his latest, 'Ahed’s Knee,' suggest that this might be his oddest, most challenging effort yet, as we watch fractured images of auditions for a film ...
Played at
Royal 4.01.22 - 4.14.22
Town Center 5 4.01.22 - 4.14.22
Glendale 4.01.22 - 4.07.22
Laemmle Virtual Cinema 4.15.22 - 6.02.22
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