Yana's Friends
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Arik Kaplun
Nir Levi
Shmil Ben Ari
Moscu Alcalay
Dalia Friedland
Lena Sachanova
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Synopsis
Newlywed Yana waits in Israel for her husband to return from Russia. Using all of their immigration money, he moved there with the promise that he'll return home a rich man. In the meantime, Yana meets her neighbor Eli, an aspiring filmmaker who records every bit of life around him on his video camera. Money begins to run low when Yana realizes that she is three months pregnant. Fearing that her husband has no plans of returning for her, she turns to Eli for help and their friendship takes a strange turn.
Director
Arik Kaplun
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Israel's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1999).
Winner of five 1999 Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing and Best Screenplay.
Winner of the Best Film and Best Actress (Evelyn Kaplun) Awards at the 1999 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Released in France January 24, 2001
Released in United States Fall October 12, 2001
Released in United States January 20, 2004
Released in United States October 12, 2001
Released in United States on DVD January 20, 2004
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (European Film Market) February 9-20, 2000.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Fipresci) October 6-21, 1999.
Shown at Israel Film Festival (Closing Night) in New York (in competition) February 23 - March 9, 2000.
Shown at Karlovy Vary Internatioanl Film Festival July 2-10, 1999.
Shown at London Film Festival November 3-18, 1999.
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (non-competing) in Greece November 12-21, 1999.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 9-18, 1999.
35mm
color
dialogue Hebrew and Russian
subtitled English
rtg MPAA NONE
Released in United States January 20, 2004
Released in United States on DVD January 20, 2004
Released in France January 24, 2001
Released in United States Fall October 12, 2001
Released in United States October 12, 2001 (Quad Cinema; New York City)
