Ahed's Knee

2021 film by Nadav Lapid

  • 7 July 2021 (2021-07-07) (Cannes)
CountriesIsrael
France
GermanyLanguageHebrewBox office$219,878[1][2]

Ahed's Knee (Hebrew: הַבֶּרֶךְ‎, romanized: Habereḵ, lit. 'The Knee') is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Nadav Lapid.[3] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5] At Cannes, the film shared the Jury Prize with Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.[6][7]

Cast

  • Avshalom Pollak as Y
  • Nur Fibak as Yahalom
  • Yoram Honig as the farmer
  • Yonathan Kugler as the young Y
  • Lidor Ederi as Narkis
  • Amit Shoshani as the fearful soldier
  • Yehonatan Vilozny as the sergeant
  • Naama Preis as the casting director
  • Ortal Solomon as Ahed 1
  • Mili Eshet as Ahed 2
  • Oded Menaster as Smotrich
  • Netta Roth as the young actor

Release

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, it had its premiere on 7 July 2021 in the festival. It was also selected in 'Icon' section of 26th Busan International Film Festival and was screened in the festival in October 2021.[8] It was invited in the Soul of Asia section at the 52nd International Film Festival of India for screening in November.[9]

The film was inspired by the story of Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi.[10]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 59 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "An occasionally uneasy blend of human drama and message movie, Ahed's Knee forcefully reaffirms that the personal is political."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

References

  1. ^ "Ahed's Knee (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Ahed's Knee (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Ahed's Knee". Cinereach. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Sean Penn, Wes Anderson, Ildikó Enyedi Join 2021 Cannes Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Cannes' Palme D'Or goes to Titane". Cineuropa. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Program". BIFF. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Come, Experience the "Soul of Asia" at IFFI 52; Six films under Soul of Asia film section to present the microcosm of the world's largest continent". PIB GOI. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021 – via Press release.
  10. ^ Chang, Justin (31 March 2022). "Review: The brilliant, incorrigible 'Ahed's Knee' takes furious aim at contemporary Israel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Ahed's Knee". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Ahed's Knee". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

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Films directed by Nadav Lapid
  • Emile's Girlfriend (2006)
  • Policeman (2011)
  • The Kindergarten Teacher (2014)
  • Synonyms (2019)
  • Ahed's Knee (2021)
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