The Cage

The story unfolds at a Tel Aviv Cafe during the first Intifada (1988) between a Palestinian cook and an Israeli bartender.
Amit Goren

During the Palestinian uprising (Intifada) in 1988, a Tel Aviv bartender working at a billiard club, goes on reserve duty in the occupied territories. The transition from urban nightlife to the pursuit of suspected Palestinians activists shocks Yoav and forces him into an unexpected involvement with Yusuf, the Palestinian cook working at the club. Directed and Produced by Amit Goren | Screenplay: Yair Tribalski, Amit Goren | Camera: Jorge Gurevitch, Gadi Danzig | Editing: Tali Halter-Shenkar | Original music: Yoav Goren. Awarded the "Prix Futura Berlin for Televison Fiction" - Int'l Television Festival, Berlin 1991, "The Silver Mikeldi" Award - Bilbao Short and Documentary Films Festival 1989, the "Golden Plaque for Narrative Short", Chicago Film Festival 1989 and " Special Commendation" at the Jerusalem Film Festival 1989. Israeli Films Retrospective - Jeu d'Pomme Gallery, Paris 1992.

1989, 28 min, Director: Amit Goren, Cast: Alon Aboutboul, Salim Daw, Avraham Aboutboul, Yosef El-Dror, Aryeh Cherner, Yael Hadar, Nitsan (Stolen) Gordon Production: Amit Goren Productions


Tags: Intifada  Palestinian uprising  Alon Aboutbouls  Salim Daw  Tel Aviv  Yael Hadar  billiard hall  arrests  occupied territories  conflict  violence 

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