Wadi

Wadi is a valley located east of Haifa. A former stone quarry, it is a sort of enclave where Eastern European immigrants, survivors of the camps, live in a state of fragile coexistence with Arabs who have also been expelled from their homes. In 1981, Amos Gitai went there to film the intimate story of Yussuf and Isha, Iso and Salo, Miriam and Skander, an Arab family, a Jewish family and a mixed couple, together in this remote and isolated place. By choosing a particular location and making a detailed study of it, by examining the complex relationships that make up life in society, he turns the valley into a specific place, the symbol of a possible coexistence.
First of a trilogy devoted to the site (Wadi, Wadi Ten Years After, Wadi Grand Canyon).
 

Cinematography Yakov Saporta, Yosi Wein Sound Yitzhak Coen, Eli Yarkoni Editing Solveig Nordlund
Music « Thorns » by The Natural Gathering

Production A.G. Productions (Israel)

 

FESTIVALS

• Berlin International Film Festival/Berlinale 1982

• Rotterdam International Film Festival 1982