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Otherwise I found that this flick was well directed, edited and produced and shows the capabilities of Israel’s artistic filmmakers after two films from the region were nominated for documentary Oscars (the Gatekeepers and 5 Broken Cameras) both of which portrayed Israeli politics in a less than favorable light.Įven though I enjoyed this movie artistically and found the script and its delivery entertaining, I was conscious before the movie ended that this film was going to be shown in New York City the following week at Martin Scorcese’s FTS (First Time Screenings) and that as harmful as the two aforementioned documentaries could be to foreigners’ perceptions of Israel and Israelis, this film even goes further to portray Israelis as less than sympathetic reprobates except for the aforementioned telephone operator. Maybe the narratives show a lack of confidence by the director or screenwriter that they’re not otherwise telling their intended story to the audience. The narrative is helped along by documentary style confessions that break the fourth wall and seem sometimes out of place, especially with one last narrative for an ending (which could have been more poignant by ending with the last scene between brother and sister). The great cast of supporting players often steal the scenes they’re in where they each get to shine with a monologue about their role in Israeli life whether, its a nurse, a police officer, a cell-mate or an estranged father or telephone operator (the most sympathetic character in the film).Įvery actor and actress in this well-cast ensemble were awarded close-ups, which allowed each actor to show a great range of facial miming as a response to the other actors in each scene or deliver their own lines with pathos and flair as the two protagonists go on a sexual walkabout after their mother passes away from cancer with the brother being mentored by his jaded married Bible studies teacher and his sister by a girlfriend peer.
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Is this a world suitable for these two young souls? Will they change their nature in order to survive? Based on a true story, this independent film is unique in its cinematic storytelling, provocative and sometimes non politically correct, yet on the other hand thought provoking and soul penetrating.What seems to be a series of deliberate provocations were numerous and seemed forced and manipulative at times and at times distracted from masterful acting by the two leads Barak Friedman and Noa Friedman (no relation) who play not so innocent teenage brother and sister. In the course of the quest the brother and sister meet people who provide them - like in parallel quantum universes - a glance into what their future lives may hold for them. Their quest in search of their father leads them to hospitals, nursing homes and holding cells.

Before she died she asked her children to find their birth father who left them when they were still babies. The children's mother died a few weeks earlier. Budget and Box office collection of Urban Tale (real-time)Ī boy and a girl wake up in bed one morning, naked.This page will put a light upon the Urban Tale wiki, cast info, release date, teaser/trailer, actors/actresses with their roles, controversies, trivia, shooting location info, rumors, lesser-known facts, and more. Check below for more inside information about Urban Tale. Is this a world suitable for these two young souls? Will they change their nature in order to survive? Based on a true story, this independent film is unique in its cinematic storytelling, provocative and sometimes non politically correct, yet on the other hand thought provoking and soul penetrating.”The technical crew of the film includes Yuval Mesner for music direction, Nadav Hekselman for cinematography, and Nohar Haseen, Roni Klimowski (as Roni Klimovsky), Eliav Lilti for editing. In the course of the quest the brother and sister meet people who provide them – like in parallel quantum universes – a glance into what their future lives may hold for them. The children’s mother died a few weeks earlier. The film’s synopsis read as A boy and a girl wake up in bed one morning, naked. Urban Tale is a 2012 Israel-Hebrew language movie, directed by Eliav Lilti and written by Eliav Lilti.
