No Hard Feelings (2021)
1h 10min Documentary
Russian and Hebrew and Caucasian
Three decades after she arrived in Israel from the city of Derbent in the Caucasus, Sarah debates whether she should immigrate again, this time to America. She hopes to find happiness there, but more importantly, she is seeking to escape from her complicated, abusive relationship with her husband and the suffocating Sisyphean routine her life has taken in Israel. Arthur, the director, accompanies his mother Sarah on a journey to the landscapes and memories of his childhood, set against the clashing cultures of a family shaped by immigration and violence. The dream of a better life in America leads to a journey that offers a glimmer of hope and the promise that Sarah’s shattered past can be mended. But will that promise really be kept?
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Written and Directed by: Arthur Abramov
Produced by: Osnat Trabelsi
Line producers: Anna Somershaf, Orit Ronen
Colorist: Idan Sasson
Sound design and mix: Rei Elbaz
Director of Photography: Arthur Abramov and Moshe Yohananov
Editor: Lev Goltser
Festivals
Awards
DocAviv Film Festival,
Israel, September 2020
Special Jury award
DocAviv Film Festival,
Israel, 2020