Shikun (2024)
A diverse cross-section of Israeli society converges in a single multi-use building, the Shikun. As people of different languages, origins and generations come together in highly theatrical encounters, they grapple with the current state of affairs. In a poignant metaphor inspired by Eugène Ionesco’s famous play “Rhinoceros”, some begin to turn into rhinoceroses, while others resist.
Director:
Amos Gitai
Writer:
Amos Gitai
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Irène Jacob as |
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Yaël Abecassis as |
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Hana Laslo as |
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Naama Preis as |
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Bahira Ablassi as |
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Pini Mitelman as |
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Menashe Noy as |
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Atallah Tannous as |
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Minas Qarawany as |
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Helena Yaralova as |
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Amnon Rechter as |
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Sara Arenberg Gitai as |
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Ram Mizrhi Spinoza as |
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Zvi Szkolnik as |
| Writing | Amos Gitai | Screenplay |
| Editing | Yuval Orr | Editor |
| Directing | Amos Gitai | Director |
| Editing | Simon Birman | Editor |
| Camera | Éric Gautier | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alexey Kochetkov | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Louis Sclavis | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Stéphane Thiébaut | Sound |
| Art | Arie Weiss | Art Direction |
| Production | Marcelo Brennand | Executive Producer |
| Production | Catherine Dussart | Producer |
| Production | Moshe Edery | Producer |
| Production | João Queiroz Filho | Executive Producer |
| Production | Amos Gitai | Producer |
| Production | Ilan Moscovitch | Producer |
| Production | Alex Iordachescu | Producer |
| Production | Gilles Masson | Producer |
| Production | Alan Terpins | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeremy Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Laurent Truchot | Producer |
| Writing | Rivka Gitai | Writer |
| Writing | Marie-Jose Sanselme | Writer |