Scene from the film August, Before the Eruption
Scene from the film August, Before the Eruption
Scene from the film August, Before the Eruption

August, Before the Eruption

Direction
Year 
2002
Country
  • Israel
Runtime
72min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

In an absurdist romp reminiscent of Nanni Moretti's Dear Diary, Mograbi sets out to make a film about what it is he hates about August in Israel. After a series of false starts derided by his wife as morbid and uninspiring, the true theme of his project emerges: recording people's reactions to his own artifice as filmmaker. Arab workers, wealthy Jewish suburbanites, soccer yobs, Palestinian stone throwers and Israeli policemen - no one escapes the dogged gaze of his camera, the acerbic righteousness of his wit. A curious, scathing satire of a society fuelled by hatred, intolerance and misunderstanding.

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Details

  • Original Title
    August, Before the Eruption
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Avi Mograbi
  • Cinematography
    Philippe Bellaiche, Eitan Harris, Avi Mograbi
  • Editing
    Avi Mograbi
  • Sound
    Avi Mograbi
  • Runtime
    72 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2002
  • Country
    • Israel
  • Format
    • Colour
  • Production
      • Avi Mograbi Films
      • Israel

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