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TELLING NONIE | נוני עיוני

Dir. Paz Schwartz 50 min2024

Dir: Paz Schwartz
50 min
2024

Tormented by his role in a 1950s Gaza assassination, Geizi Tsafrir, an elderly Israeli agent, seeks redemption. Reflecting on his time with Shin Bet (Israeli Secret Service) and the killing of an Egyptian lieutenant colonel, he decides to confront his past. He contacts the colonel’s daughter, Nonie Darwish, once intent on avenging her father’s death but now a prominent voice against radical Islam and a supporter of Israel. The mysterious email from Tsafrir sets Darwish on an emotional journey into her past, culminating in a meeting with him in Los Angeles. This winner of the Haifa International Film Festival’s Best Israeli Documentary explores intricate emotions, history’s complexities, and the bumpy path toward mutual understanding and forgiveness.

Credits

DIRECTOR
Paz Schwartz
SCREENPLAY
Paz Schwartz, Sagi Bornstein
PRODUCER
Osnat Saraga, Orly Atlas-Katz, Inbal Levi, Noa Lahav-Movar
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Ananey, Kan 11
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Uriel Sinai
EDITOR
Sagi Bornstein, Tamara Mamon
SOUND
Rotem Dror
RUNNING TIME
50 min
COUNTRY
Israel
YEAR
2024
LANGUAGE
Hebrew, English, Arabic with English subtitles
DISTRIBUTOR
Go2Films
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
2024 Haifa International Film Festival - Winner: Best Documentary