Ave Maria

film type fiction Production Country Germany, France, Palestine, State of production year 2015 runtime 14'44 colour
screening format DCP aspect ratio 2.35:1 (CinemaScope) sound format Dolby Digital languages Arabisch, Hebräisch Subtitles Englisch, Französisch, Spanisch

The nuns of the ‘Sisters of Mercy’ convent, in the middle of the West Bank wilderness, have their daily routine of silence and prayer disrupted when a family of Jewish settlers come knocking at their door for help after having crashed into the convent’s wall.

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Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/4zkWieC8Z8w

director Basil Khalil Besetzung / Cast Huda Al Imam, Maria Zreik, Maya Koren, Ruth Farhi, Shady Srour Original-Filmmusik / Original Score Jamie Serafi Szenenbild / Production Design Bashar Hassoun Schnitt / Editing Basil Khalil Drehbuch / Script Basil Khalil, Daniel Yánez Bildgestaltung / DOP Eric Mizrahi Produktion / Production Eric Dupont, Eric Fantone, Helge Albers Tongestaltung / Sound Design Mathieu Choux
Festivals
Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA (Bridging the Borders Award)
Sydney Film Festival, Australia
Festival du Court Métrage en Plein Air de Grenoble, France (Best Screenplay)
Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Turkey (Best Film Award)
Cervignano Film Festival, Cervignano del Friuli, Italy (Best Director Award)
Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan (Green SOS Award)
CINEMED - International Mediterranean Film Festival Montpellier, France (Audience Award)
interfilm Berlin: Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Germany (2. Preis Konfrontationen)
Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia
DIFF Dubai International Film Festival, United Arab Emirates
Séquence Court-Métrage, Toulouse, France
Busan International Short Film Festival, Korea (Republic of)
BFI London Film Festival, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Filmlab Palestine, Ramallah, Palestine, State of
Diritti a Todi - Human Rights International Film Festival, Perugia, Italy
San Diego Jewish Film Fest, USA
Production
  • Incognito Films
  • Eric Dupont
Sales
  • Ouat Media
  • Fred Joubaud

Basil Khalil

Born and raised in Nazareth;
studied at the Screen Academy Scotland and worked on several TV productions in London;
he is currently developing his debut feature comedy screenplay

Filmography
2005 PING PONG REVENGE
2006 REPLAY REVENGE