''Dark Night'' (also known as ''Layla Affel'') is an Israeli short film directed by

Leonid Prudovsky Leon Prudovsky ( Hebrew: לאון פרודובסקי; Russian: Леонид Прудовский) (born May 24, 1978) is an Israeli film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Biography Leon (Leonid) Prudovsky was born in 1978 in Len ...

Title

The title refers to the song that in the dark night ride one of the Israeli soldiers is whistling. It is a tune of Russian war song '' Тёмная ночь'' (lit. Dark Night).

Plot

In the dark night two young Israeli soldiers are on their ride control. When their car runs on explosive and Palestinian fighters are seeking for them. The soldiers hide into a house of a Palestinian couple and take house owner as hostages.

Crew

* Writer/director:

; * Producer: Rafael Katz * Executive Producer: Herzl Maar * Photographer:

Yisrael Friedman Israel Friedman of Ruzhyn ( he, ישראל פרידמן מרוז'ין) (5 October 1796 – 9 October 1850Assaf, ''The Regal Way'', p. 170.), also called Israel Ruzhin, was a Hasidic ''rebbe'' in 19th-century Ukraine and Austria. Known as ''Der He ...

* Editor: Evgeny Ruman. The film stars: Eran Amichai, Johnny Arbid, Hanan Savyon, Pini Tavger, and Helena Yaralova.

Awards and festivals

Awards

*2005: nomination for Student

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

; *2005: special mention, best short film at

62nd Venice International Film Festival The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival opened on 31 August 2005 with Tsui Hark's ''Seven Swords'' and closed on 10 September 2005 with a screening of Peter Ho-sun Chan's musical '' Perhaps Love''. The lineups were announced by the ...

(Venice, Italy); *2005: best film award by Cittadella del Corto (Rome, Italy); *2005: Television Drama Award - Honorable Mention at

Jerusalem Film Festival The Jerusalem Film Festival ( he, פסטיבל הקולנוע ירושלים, ar, مهرجان القدس السينمائي) is an international film festival held annually in Jerusalem, It was established in 1984 by the Director of the Jerusal ...

(Jerusalem, Israel); *2007: Silver Warsaw Phoenix in short film category at 4th

Jewish Motifs International Film Festival Jewish Motifs International Film Festival ( pl, Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy Żydowskie Motywy) is a major Jewish-themed film festival held annually in Warsaw, Poland. The festival has been held every year since 2004. "The biggest European f ...

(Warsaw, Poland).

Festivals (official selection)

*2005:

(Venice, Italy); *2005: Cittadella del Corto (Rome, Italy); *2005:

(Jerusalem, Israel); *2006: Palm Springs International Shortfest; *2007: 4th

(Warsaw, Poland);Jewish Motifs International Film Festiva
"Festival 2007: Awards"
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''. Retrieved on 20 September 2012.

References

External links

* Israeli short films 2005 short films 2005 films Films directed by Leonid Prudovsky {{Israel-film-stub