IT HAPPENED ON OUR GROUND
Canada, Germany, Israel 2024 – Director: Avner Faingulernt – Original language: English, German, Hebrew – Subtitles: English – Length: 125 min.
As a young girl, Wendi witnessed the construction of a concentration camp on her family’s land and how the prisoners were forced to live there. Her mother was able to save a few people. The traumas Wendi experienced continue to have an effect on the family across the generations. A powerful portrait of three women for whom the conflicts of the present are fuelled by the past. Ysabel Fantou
German premiere
Biography
The Israeli director, Avner Faingulent, with Brazilian roots, studied film and psychology. He is Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Kibbutzim College in Tel Aviv and a guest lecturer at Columbia University, FAMU in Prague and the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy.
Filmography (selection)
IN THE DESERT – A DOCUMENTARY DIPTYCH:
OMAR'S DREAM, IL 2018, 112 min.
AVIDAN'S DREAM, IL 2018, 98 min.
Nominated for the VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTORIA Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
No youth rating
Writer: Danae Elon, Avner Faingulernt, Hagar Saad-Shalom. Camera: Avner Faingulernt. Sound: Yuri Priymenko. Editing: Lev Goltser, Avner Faingulernt. Music: Jean Olivier Begin. Production: Skene Border Films. Producer: Hagar Saad Shalom. International Sales: Autlook filmsales.
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