Whom You Know: ISRAELI THRILLER “FOR MY FATHER,” AVAILABLE ON DVD JUNE 1st, 2010 Film Movement Makes Internationally Acclaimed Festival Winner Available on DVD

Monday, October 18, 2010

ISRAELI THRILLER “FOR MY FATHER,” AVAILABLE ON DVD JUNE 1st, 2010 Film Movement Makes Internationally Acclaimed Festival Winner Available on DVD - An Eye-Opener Says Whom You Know

Most of Whom You Know is what we recommend. We're not sure that we recommend this as much as we are saying you should see it to be aware of different perspectives. This movie is a far cry from the lovely Italian and French numbers we've loved from The Film Movement.

Suicide bombers are total evil and we condone none of their behavior or any aspect of terrorism, and we don't think it deserves a place in entertainment.

However, this said, we think it is important to highlight the fact that we are furious at the role that women play, or are not able to play to state it more accurately. This review is written from the simple fact that the character Keren deserves attention. In the classic conflict of Arabs vs. Jewish, and we can't say we know a great deal about either personally as we are neither, but this gives a real face to the whole situation that is going on in that part of the world.

What we do like about this movie is that it shows that sports are unifying and that if everyone could follow soccer as a religion, the world would be a much better place. Maybe even women would be priests at the church of soccer. We think God would love this.

Film Movement (www.filmmovement.com), the exclusive distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films, announces today that the Israeli film, FOR MY FATHER (Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv), will be available on DVD beginning Tuesday, June 1st, 2010. This Israeli-German thriller from filmmaker Dror Zahavi is an intimate character study of a young Palestinian man torn between protecting his family’s honor and experiencing his first taste of forbidden love. All Film Movement DVD releases include a short film—this month’s selection is a gripping Australian drama, ALI & THE BALL, about a young boy who lives in a refugee detention center with his mother and sister, whom he fiercely protects.

The DVDs will be available at Film Movement ( www.filmmovement.com), and also through major retailers such as Blockbuster, Amazon, Netflix and Passion River Films.

Synopsis of FOR MY FATHER:

Tarek, a Palestinian forced on a suicide mission in Tel Aviv to redeem his father’s honor, is given a second chance when the fuse on his explosive vest fails to detonate. Forced to spend the weekend in Tel Aviv awaiting its repair, Tarek must live amongst the people he was planning to kill. To his surprise he connects with several Israelis on the outskirts of society, including the beautiful Keren, who has cut off contact with her Orthodox family and upbringing. With nothing to lose, Tarek and Keren open up to one another, and an unlikely love blooms between two isolated and damaged individuals, raised to be enemies.

However, with the deadly load of explosives still strapped to him, he must spend 48 hours in the city, caught between the men that sent him—who can blow up his bomb remotely, the Israeli police patrolling the streets and his new-found companions. Spending this time with Keren and his new friends, Tarek discovers the spark of life returning to fill his soul, but when the weekend ends, Tarek must make the decision of his life.

FOR MY FATHER is 100 minutes in length and in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles
Additional information can be found here: http://www.filmmovement.com/filmcatalog/index.asp?MerchandiseID=206.

Acclaim for FOR MY FATHER:

WINNER – Audience Award – Cinequest Film Festival

WINNER – Audience Award – Moscow Int’l Film Festival
WINNER – Best Film – Asian Film Festival Mumbai
WINNER – Grand Prix – Sofia Int’l FF

NOMINATED – 7 Israeli Academy Awards

Official Selection – Hamptons Int’l FF, Montreal World FF, Zurich FF, FilmFest Hamburg

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About Film Movement:

Launched in 2003, Film Movement is a full-service North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films, based in New York City. Film Movement has released more than 200 feature films and shorts from 37 countries on six continents, including top prize winners from Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, Tribeca and other prestigious festivals. Film Movement releases its films through numerous distribution channels, including thousands of art-house cinemas, universities and libraries; home video (Blockbuster, Netflix and Amazon); television outlets (Sundance Channel, HBO, IFC and Showtime); Cable Video on Demand (including its very own branded cable VOD platform—Film Festival on Demand—available in over 30 million US homes); In-flight Entertainment (Continental and Alaska Airlines) and broadband outlets (iTunes, Hulu, YouTube and Babelgum). For more information, please visit www.filmmovement.com.

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