FEATURE FILM
A Tramway in Jerusalem




A situation comedy that juxtaposes stories and human situations in the context of the current Israeli Palestinian society in 2018. In Jerusalem the tramway connects several neighbourhoods, from East to West, recording their variety and differences. The film brings together a whole mosaic of human beings unfolding in this city which is also the spiritual centre of the three great monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. We observe the daily life of this human landscape, a series of encounters that take place along the Light Rail Red Line, from the Palestinian neighborhoods of Shuafat and Beit Hanina in East-Jerusalem to Mount Herzl in West-Jerusalem. This theme comedy observes with humour a series of short situations, moments of the everyday life of a few passengers. For us – the filmmaker, the visitor during this trip – the human reality of Jerusalem is a juxtaposition of the fragments of life, of conflicts and reconciliations, that appear in the film. As if we would like to project the daily life and its inertia power against the demagogism which aims to distill hatred. Let’s hope for the best.
FESTIVAL
• Biennale di Venezia/Mostra d’arte cinematografica 2018 – Out of competition
CREDITS
Screenplay Amos Gitai, Marie-José Sanselme
Casting Ilan Moscovitch
Cinematographer Éric Gautier
Editor Yuval Orr
Sound Stéphane Thiébaut, Alex Claude, Oded Ringel
Cast Noa Ahinoamam Nini, Mathieu Amalric, Elias Amalric, Yaël Abecassis, Keren Mor, Pippo Delbono, Yuval Scharf, Hana Laslo, Lamis Ammar, Meital Dohan, Liron Levo, Mustafa Mazi, Srulik Pniel
Production Agav Films (Laurent Truchot), CDP (Catherine Dussart), Amos Gitai
A situation comedy that juxtaposes stories and human situations in the context of the current Israeli Palestinian society in 2018. In Jerusalem the tramway connects several neighbourhoods, from East to West, recording their variety and differences. The film brings together a whole mosaic of human beings unfolding in this city which is also the spiritual centre of the three great monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. We observe the daily life of this human landscape, a series of encounters that take place along the Light Rail Red Line, from the Palestinian neighborhoods of Shuafat and Beit Hanina in East-Jerusalem to Mount Herzl in West-Jerusalem. This theme comedy observes with humour a series of short situations, moments of the everyday life of a few passengers. For us – the filmmaker, the visitor during this trip – the human reality of Jerusalem is a juxtaposition of the fragments of life, of conflicts and reconciliations, that appear in the film. As if we would like to project the daily life and its inertia power against the demagogism which aims to distill hatred. Let’s hope for the best.
FESTIVAL
• Biennale di Venezia/Mostra d’arte cinematografica 2018 – Out of competition
CREDITS
Screenplay Amos Gitai, Marie-José Sanselme
Casting Ilan Moscovitch
Cinematographer Éric Gautier
Editor Yuval Orr
Sound Stéphane Thiébaut, Alex Claude, Oded Ringel
Cast Noa Ahinoamam Nini, Mathieu Amalric, Elias Amalric, Yaël Abecassis, Keren Mor, Pippo Delbono, Yuval Scharf, Hana Laslo, Lamis Ammar, Meital Dohan, Liron Levo, Mustafa Mazi, Srulik Pniel
Production Agav Films (Laurent Truchot), CDP (Catherine Dussart), Amos Gitai
SALES / DISTRIBUTION
ORANGE STUDIO
21 rue Jasmin. 75016 Paris – France
+33 (0)1 57 36 11 11
contact.orangestudio@orange.com
AGAV FILMS
6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris – France
+33 (0)1 42 40 48 85
agav@amosgitai.com
SALES / DISTRIBUTION
ORANGE STUDIO
21 rue Jasmin. 75016 Paris
France
+33 (0)1 57 36 11 11
contact.orangestudio@orange.com
AGAV FILMS
6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris
France
+33 (0)1 42 40 48 85
