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Under a Blue Sun
When Bashir, a 75-year-old artist, watches the film Rambo III, he sees much more than Sylvester Stallone fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan. In the mute and grainy desert background, Bashir sees the Negev Desert in the south of Israel and a document of his dispossessed tribal land. In the 80s, he was hired to make the special effects for Rambo III. Today, Bashir returns to the desert film locations, where he finds material remnants and ruins left behind in the sand.
Festivals and Awards:
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2024; Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2024
Director: Daniel Mann
Producer: Itai Tamir
Production Company: Laila Films
Cinematographer: Itai Marom
Editor: Daniel Mann, Simon Birman
Original Soundtrack: Beny Wagner
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Film and Television, Arte, CNC France, Rabinowitz Foundation, Midarom Film Fund
Script: Daniel Mann
Research: Daniel Mann
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: מתחת לשמש כחולה
When Bashir, a 75-year-old artist, watches the film Rambo III, he sees much more than Sylvester Stallone fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan. In the mute and grainy desert background, Bashir sees the Negev Desert in the south of Israel and a document of his dispossessed tribal land. In the 80s, he was hired to make the special effects for Rambo III. Today, Bashir returns to the desert film locations, where he finds material remnants and ruins left behind in the sand.
Festivals and Awards:
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2024; Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2024
Director: Daniel Mann
Producer: Itai Tamir
Production Company: Laila Films
Cinematographer: Itai Marom
Editor: Daniel Mann, Simon Birman
Original Soundtrack: Beny Wagner
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Film and Television, Arte, CNC France, Rabinowitz Foundation, Midarom Film Fund
Script: Daniel Mann
Research: Daniel Mann
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: מתחת לשמש כחולה
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