''What a Wonderful Place'' ( he, איזה מקום נפלא - ''Eize Makom Nifla'') is a
2005 Israeli drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by Eyal Halfon. It includes three seemingly unrelated storylines which intersect at the end, set in southern
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
, the
Arabah
The Arabah, Araba or Aravah ( he, הָעֲרָבָה, ''hāʿĂrāḇā''; ar, وادي عربة, ''Wādī ʿAraba''; lit. "desolate and dry area") is a loosely defined geographic area south of the Dead Sea basin, which forms part of the bord ...
and an unidentified Israeli
urban
Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to:
* Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas
* Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities
Urban may also refer to:
General
* Urban (name), a list of people ...
suburb. The film deals with issues of
trafficking of women and the lives of
foreign workers
Foreign workers or guest workers are people who work in a country other than one of which they are a citizen. Some foreign workers use a guest worker program in a country with more preferred job prospects than in their home country. Guest worke ...
in Israel.
Awards and nominations
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Ophir Award
The Ophir Awards ( he, פרס אופיר), colloquially known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named ...
s:
** Best Film (won)
** Best Actor (
Uri Gavriel, won)
** Best Screenplay (Eyal Halfon, won)
** Best Art Direction (Ido Dolev, won)
** Best Editing (Einat Glaser-Zarhin, won)
** Best Director (Eyal Halfon, nominated)
** Best Actress (Evelyn Kaplun, nominated)
** Best Supporting Actor (Avi Uria, nominated)
** Best Supporting Actress (Marina Shoif, nominated)
** Best Cinematography (Nily Aslan, nominated)
** Best Costume Design (Keren Ron, nominated)
** Best Music (
Avi Belleli
Avi Belleli ( he, אבי בללי; born October 27, 1963) is an Israeli singer and musician.
Biography
Avi Belleli was born on October 27, 1963, in Givatayim, Israel. He has been the lead vocalist and bass player of the Tel Aviv-based rock ban ...
, nominated)
** Best Sound (Israel David, David Lis and Aviv Aldema, nominated)
*
40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival:
**
Crystal Globe (nominated)
**
Special Jury Prize (won)
**
Best Actor (Uri Gavriel, won)
*
Festroia International Film Festival
The Tróia International Film Festival, commonly referred to as Festroia ( pt, Festival Internacional de Cinema de Tróia – Festróia) was an annual international film festival in Portugal held from 1985 to 2014.
Held in the town of Setúbal and ...
:
** Golden Dolphin (won)
*
Brooklyn International Film Festival
The Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF), prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival (BiFF) is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York. Started by Marco Ursino, Susan Mackell, Abe Schrager, and Mario Pegoraro ...
:
** Best Screenplay (Eyal Halfon, won)
External links
*Eyal Halfon
"We have decided to grant you the award, in spite of it all"Eretz Acheret
Magazine
2005 films
Israeli drama films
2000s Hebrew-language films
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