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Wikipedia article




'A Beautiful Valley' is a 2011 Israeli drama by Hadar Friedlich. It was her feature directorial debut.

The film premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival in July 2011 where it received the award for Best Full-Length Debut. In a controversial decision by the festival management, however, the prize was revoked at the last minute following a complaint of alleged conflict of interest by one of the jury members.Nirit Anderman (19 July 2011), [http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/no-fury-like-a-filmmaker-scorned-1.373959 "No fury like a filmmaker scorned"], 'Haaretz' (retrieved 13 November 2012). It was also nominated for a 2011 Ophir Award in the Best Actress and Best Cinematography categories, received a Special Jury Mention at the San Sebastin International Film Festival,Arielle Granat (11 November 2012), [http://www.jewpop.com/culture/beautiful-valley-de-hadar-friedlich/ "'Beautiful Valley' de Hadar Friedlich"] (retrieved 13 November 2012). and won the Critic's Prize at the Cinmed Montpellier Film Festival.[http://www.cinemed.tm.fr/cgi-bin/newtest.pl?name=6_9&rubrique=presse&lng=en&titre Cinmed Montpellier Film Festival] (retrieved 13 November 2012).

Plot



Hanna Mendelssohn (Batia Bar), an elderly widow, is a proud founding member of her kibbutz and has devoted most of her life to its development. When it is threatened with bankruptcy and privatized, she is forced out of her job as the community's gardener, turning from a hardworking productive member of society into a dependent burden. Although she still believes in the values of social equality and cooperation that characterized the kibbutz in its early years, Hanna struggles to maintain her usefulness and sense of worth in a society undergoing a sudden and profound transformation.

Cast



*Batia Bar as Hanna

*Gili Ben-Ozilio as Yael

*Hadar Avigad as Naama

*Eli Ben-rey as Shimon

*Hadas Porat as Odeda

*Ruth Geller as Miriam

Critical reception



Jay Weissberg of 'Variety' said Friedlich's debut "tackles a forgotten subject with sensitivity".Jay Weissberg (2 October 2011), [https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117946291?refcatid=31 "'A Beautiful Valley'"], 'Variety' (retrieved 13 November 2012).

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