Project Detail

4 Kilometers

Synopsis

15 year-old Hulud has a dream; she is cracking the barrier set on the highway between the 1947 traditional Bedouin desert-life of a small Bedouin community and the 2007 modern city life of Beer-Sheba in the south of Israel. With her young brother and sister she goes on a journey that will enable her to let go of the life she once wished for.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
23 mins 20 secs
Format
35mm Col.
Director
Miri Shapiro
Producer
Rajita Shah
Editor
Vanat Sermpol
Screenwriter
Miri Shapiro
Director of Photography
Paul Robinson
Production Designer
Romi Aboulafia
Sound
Amir Shmueli, Lional Hicks, Yaniv Bitran
Composer
Yehonatan Azar, Yaniv Fridel
Principal cast
Dima Taya, Abdalla Aqel, Estabrak Aqel, Sirat Fakhory

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7240 0161

Sales Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7240 0161

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