Keshet International has boarded “The Women’s Balcony,” a warm drama series based on the hit Israeli film starring Tshai Halevi (“Line in the Sand”).
“The Women’s Balcony” recently bowed on commercial TV channel Keshet 12 and garnered strong ratings, taking a 26.1% market share and becoming the second highest rated drama in Israel since 2015, after “Line in the Sand.”
The plot unfolds in a close-knit neighborhood of Jersualem which is under threat as ultra-orthodox sects try to impose their rules and restrict women in public spaces. Meanwhile, five women at the heart of the community each find themselves at a personal crossroads, as health, finance, political principles and grief mark the start of the next chapters of their lives. Yafit Asulin and Orna Banai, Assaf Ben-Shimon star in the series, along with Halevi.
The show is produced by Pie Films, whose credits include the original movie and their current...
“The Women’s Balcony” recently bowed on commercial TV channel Keshet 12 and garnered strong ratings, taking a 26.1% market share and becoming the second highest rated drama in Israel since 2015, after “Line in the Sand.”
The plot unfolds in a close-knit neighborhood of Jersualem which is under threat as ultra-orthodox sects try to impose their rules and restrict women in public spaces. Meanwhile, five women at the heart of the community each find themselves at a personal crossroads, as health, finance, political principles and grief mark the start of the next chapters of their lives. Yafit Asulin and Orna Banai, Assaf Ben-Shimon star in the series, along with Halevi.
The show is produced by Pie Films, whose credits include the original movie and their current...
- 5/12/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
To help sift through the increasing number of new releases (independent or otherwise), the Weekly Film Guide is here! Below you’ll find basic plot, personnel and cinema information for all of this week’s fresh offerings.
Starting this month, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list here, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.
See More: Here Are All the Upcoming Movies in Theaters for June 2016
Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, June 24. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.
Wide
Free State of Jones
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Jacob Lofland
Synopsis: “In Jones County, Miss., Newt Knight joins forces with other farmers and a group of slaves to lead a rebellion against the Confederacy.”
Independence Day: Resurgence...
Starting this month, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list here, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.
See More: Here Are All the Upcoming Movies in Theaters for June 2016
Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, June 24. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.
Wide
Free State of Jones
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Jacob Lofland
Synopsis: “In Jones County, Miss., Newt Knight joins forces with other farmers and a group of slaves to lead a rebellion against the Confederacy.”
Independence Day: Resurgence...
- 6/24/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
★★☆☆☆ During the Q & A session which followed the international première of Shemi Zarhin's The Kind Words (2015) on the opening night of this year's Toronto Film Festival, the Israeli director was asked how he struck a balance between the tragic and comedic elements of a story that teeters precariously between each end of the emotional spectrum. His sadly ironic response - given that the film has been nearly a decade in the making - was that he had no precise plans; that he did not want to oblige a viewer to feel a certain way. Whilst this ambiguity allows for individual interpretation, the lack of tonal clarity unfortunately prevents his sixth feature from being the film it should, and certainly could, have been.
There's no doubt that Zarhin, who also penned the script, is a gifted and creative storyteller. As with The World Is Funny (2012), his latest focuses on three siblings,...
There's no doubt that Zarhin, who also penned the script, is a gifted and creative storyteller. As with The World Is Funny (2012), his latest focuses on three siblings,...
- 9/12/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Israeli filmmaker Shemi Zarhin is set to return to the big screen with his first directorial effort in three years.
The film, called The Kind Words or Hamilim Hatovot, now has a festival trailer. Along with directing, Zarhin also takes on screenplay duties for the film, which stars Rotem Zissman-Cohen, Roy Assaf, Tsahi Halevi, and Assaf Ben-Shimon.
The film’s synopsis is as follows:
In the wake of their mother’s death, three Jewish Israeli siblings discover that their biological father was a Muslim and set out on a journey across France to locate him.
The film is Zarhin’s first directorial feature since 2012, although he also wrote a screenplay in the intervening years. Zissman-Cohen and Assaf also worked together in 2012, in the feature God’s Neighbors. The trailer suggests that the film will have moments of levity, with the focus on the siblings at its core.
The film is...
The film, called The Kind Words or Hamilim Hatovot, now has a festival trailer. Along with directing, Zarhin also takes on screenplay duties for the film, which stars Rotem Zissman-Cohen, Roy Assaf, Tsahi Halevi, and Assaf Ben-Shimon.
The film’s synopsis is as follows:
In the wake of their mother’s death, three Jewish Israeli siblings discover that their biological father was a Muslim and set out on a journey across France to locate him.
The film is Zarhin’s first directorial feature since 2012, although he also wrote a screenplay in the intervening years. Zissman-Cohen and Assaf also worked together in 2012, in the feature God’s Neighbors. The trailer suggests that the film will have moments of levity, with the focus on the siblings at its core.
The film is...
- 8/25/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
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