| Rivka
Neuman, Ayelet Zurer, Schmil Ben Ari, Yoram Hatab, Dov Navon, Alon
Abutbul, Aviv Elkabeth, Jenya Dodina, Anat Waxman.
Israeli filmmaker Savi
Gabizon directs the tragi-comic drama Ha-Asonot Shel Nina, also
released as Nina's Tragedies (A Very Sad Comedy). Teenaged boy Nadav
(Aviv Elkabeth) is secretly in love with his beautiful Aunt Nina
(Ayelet Zorer). When her husband dies and his parents get divorced,
Nadav is more than willing to go live with her. However, many strange
things start to happen just after he arrives. Nadav's estranged
father (Yoram Hattab) suddenly wants to reconnect with him after
many years. Also, the mourning Nina is pursued by a photographer
named Avinoam (Alon Aboutbul). Nina's Tragedies won several awards
at the Jerusalem Film Festival before its U.S. premiere at the Sundance
Film Festival in 2004. |