Born In Jerusalem and Still Alive | Israel Independence Day Film Festival 2022
Israel Independence Day Film Festival 2022
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1h 23m
BORN IN JERUSALEM AND STILL ALIVE
Yossi Atia and David Ofek / Israel
Hebrew (with English subtitles)
83 minutes
Synopsis: While walking down Jaffa Road, Jerusalem native Ronen Matalon (Yossi Atia) overhears a tour guide offering a sanitized version of his hometown's recent history. This inspires him to begin his own "Terror Tour", taking tourists to famous bombing sites and giving them a droll take on the absurdity of everyday life during the terrorist attacks of the 1990's and 2000's. On one of his tours he meets Asia, an ex-Jerusalemite living in Barcelona, and their relationship challenges him to begin healing from the trauma that envelops his emotional life.
Deftly blending romantic comedy with the complexities of modern life (in a style reminiscent of Albert Brooks), Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive is a sensitive and hilarious debut from director, writer and star Yossi Atia.
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