Mabul (The Flood)

Activity Type: 
Film
Date: 
Saturday, March 17, 2012 - 21:30 to 23:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
SouthSide Works Cinema
Event Web Site: 
http://jfedpgh.org/2012films.aspx
Cost: 
$9 - general $8 - 65 and older and full-time college students with valid ID $7 - groups of 12+ (group tickets must be purchased in advance) $5 - 18 and under

2012 JFilm Festival
Pittsburgh Premiere
Director: Guy Nattiv
2011, Israel/Canada/France/Germany, 97 minutes
Hebrew with subtitles

In this award-winning drama, Mabul – The Flood – is an allegory for the events befalling a dysfunctional Israeli family. The mother is having an affair; the father is a pot-smoking pilot grounded because of his habit, and the son, Yoni, is a street-wise yet sweet boy preparing for his Bar Mitzvah – and his portion is Noah, which recounts the story of the Flood. When the family’s long-forgotten autistic son Tomer is unexpectedly sent home to live with them, the family is swept up in an emotional tide that threatens them.
Winner – Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Newcomer - Haifa International Film Festival

Supported in part by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation.

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
The Pittsburgh Jewish Film Forum