Rock the Casbah, director Yariv Horowitz’s debut feature film, has been accepted to the prestigious Panorama program at the 63rd Berlinale, to take place from February 7 – 17, 2012.
Rock the Casbah depicts a harsh reality from a human perspective, portraying the individuals literally caught in the crossfire of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Set in 1989, during the first Intifada, the film follows Tomer (Yon Tumarkin), one of four Israeli soldiers posted on the roof of a Palestinian home in Gaza, after one of their comrades has been killed in the neighborhood. The complicated relationships and charged interactions amongst the soldiers, between the soldiers and the family, with their commanding officers and the surrounding chaos, are portrayed with moving sensitivity.
The film is distributed by United King Films, and will be released in theatres in February 2013.
Rock the Casbah
Director: Yariv Horowitz; Screenplay: Guy Meirson, Yariv Horowitz; Producers: Michael Sharfshtein, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery; Co-Producers: Adam Leibovitz, Paul Saadoun, Cyrille Perez, Gilles Perez; Cinematographer: Amnon Zalait; Editor: Isaac Sehayek; Music: Assaf Amdursky; Cast: Yon Tumarkin, Roy Nik, Henry David, Lavi Zytner, Yotam Ishay, Iftach Rave, Angel Bonanni.
