Avanim

Avanim is Raphael Nadjari's fourth feature film. It was shot in and around Tel Aviv in 2003, in HDCam. The film was presented in the Berlin Film Festival as a Panorama: Special presentation in 2004.

Plot
Michale is a woman in her mid-30s, married with a young son and working in her father's Tel Aviv accounting firm serving religious institutions. She divides her time between her child, her husband, her work and the man with whom she is having an affair. When Michale learns of the sudden death of her lover, her life is shattered.

Cast

 * Asi Levi (Michale)
 * Uri Gavriel (Meir)
 * Florence Bloch (Nehama Tinski)
 * Shaul Mizrahi (Gabai)
 * Danny Steg (Shmoulik)
 * Gabi Amrani-Gur (Rav Ozeri)
 * Eli Eltonyo (Gabriel)

Release
Following its premiere as a Panorama Special presentation at the Berlin Film Festival, Avanim premiered in New York at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and was released theatrically in France later that year.

Awards and nominations

 * Berlin Film Festival (2004) - Panorama
 * Cinema Tout Ecran (Geneva) - Winner, Best Film
 * Seville European Film Festival - Winner, Golden Giraldillo to Best Film
 * France Culture - Winner, Director of the Year
 * European Film Awards - Nominee, Best Actress (Asi Levi)