Zion and His Brother

Zion and His Brother is a 2009 French-Israeli drama film starring Reuven Badalov and Ronit Elkabetz. The film, directed by Eran Merav premiered on 17 January 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival.

Zion and His Brother
Promotional poster
Directed byEran Merav
Written byEran Merav
Produced byAssaf Amir
Charles Gillibert
Marin Karmitz
Nathanaël Karmitz
Talia Kleinhendler
Thomas Springer
Helmut Weber
StarringReuven Badalov
Ronit Elkabetz
CinematographyItzik Portal
Music byBlake Williams
Mary Lago Williams
Production
companies
EZ Films
K5 Film
United Channel Movies
Distributed byRegent Releasing
Cinemax
MK2 Diffusion
Release date
  • August 5, 2009 (2009-08-05)
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesIsrael
France
LanguageHebrew

Plot synopsis

Amidst the circumstances of an absent father and a single mother busy making ends meet and satisfying her boyfriend, the oldest son Meir takes care of his younger brother, Zion and they evident have an inseparable powerful bond. Meirs is there to handle the situation when Zion confesses that a schoolmate has stolen his soccer sneakers. Yet things unravel when the thief seeks a reprisal, and soon Zion understands he's complicit in a secret only he and Meir share. This pressure and Meir's clashes with their mother's boyfriend leave the fraternal allegiance in disarray.[1]

Cast
  • Reuven Badalov as Zion
  • Ronit Elkabetz as Mother
  • Tzahi Grad as Eli
  • Zidane Awad as the cousin
  • Ofer Hayun as Meir

Awards and nominations

Ghent International Film Festival

  • Best Screenplay - Eran Merav (won)
  • Best Film - Eran Merav (nomination)

Sundance Film Festival

  • World cinema - dramatic - Eran Merav (nomination)

References
  1. ZION AND HIS BROTHER Archived June 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved on 4 July 2010


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