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Self Made (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Self Made' (Hebrew: 'Boreg') is a 2014 Israeli film directed by Shira Geffen.
Synopsis
The film follows an Israeli artist (Michal) and Palestinian DIY store clerk (Nadine) who swap their lives because of a mix-up at a border security checkpoint.Jordan Hoffman, [http://www.timesofisrael.com/shira-geffen-doesnt-care-if-you-call-her-anti-israeli/ Shira Geffen doesnt care if you call her anti-Israeli], 'The Times of Israel', July 19, 2014Clarence Tsui, [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/made-boreg-cannes-review-704880 'Self Made' ('Boreg'): Cannes Review], 'The Hollywood Reporter', May 16, 2014Leo Barraclough, [https://variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-trailer-for-critics-week-film-self-made-debuts-exclusive-1201176366/ CANNES: Trailer for Critics Week Film Self Made Debuts ], 'Variety', May 09, 2014[http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=228467.html AlloCine]Philippa Hawker, [http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/shira-geffens-film-self-made-will-open-the-israeli-film-festival-20140819-105px3.html Shira Geffen's film Self Made will open the Israeli Film Festival], 'Sydney Morning Herald', August 19, 2014
Cast
*Zidane Awad as Ebrahem
*Sarah Adler as Michal
*Samira Saraya as Nadine
*Doraid Liddawi
*Na'ama Shoham
*Ziyad Bakri
Critical reception
The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and at the Jerusalem Film Festival. It was also shown at the opening night of the AICE Israeli Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia.
In a review for 'The Hollywood Reporter', critic Clarence Tsui said the film was full of "black humor" and "surreal episodes to talk about gritty issues in reality." She added, "What Geffen is trying to put across is how an individual's appearance is just a faade." She concluded that it was, "an entertaining and pensive thought about the straitjackets imposed on women or maybe just about everyone else too."
References
Category:2014 films
Category:Israeli drama films
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