Zion, Auto-Emancipation

During the first Zionist Congress in 1897, Theodor Herzl brought up the issue of the creation of a Jewish state. The congress took place in Basel and was attended by Eliyahu Munchik-Margalit, Amos Gitai’s maternal grandfather. In 1933, Amos Gitai’s father, Munio Weinraub Gitai, also passed through Basel as he fled Nazi Germany… A journey from Basel to Jerusalem, from Vienna to Haifa, from 1897 to today.

FESTIVAL

• Biennale di Venezia/Mostra d’arte cinematografica 1999 – Out of competition. UNESCO prize

CREDITS

Cast Uri Avneri, Theo Balmer, Efratia Gitai, Amos Gitai

Cinematography Nurith Aviv

Sound Alex Claude

Editing Roy Shmueli

Music Simon Stockhausen, Markus Stockhausen

Production Tal Productions, Agav Films

Line producer Paul Rozenberg

SALES / DISTRIBUTION

AGAV FILMS

6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris – France

+33 (0)1 42 40 48 45

agav@amosgitai.com