Archive of films America / America
Israel / Germany / Czech Republic
2022, 127 min
Section:
Crystal Globe Competition
Year: 2022
Eli works as a swimming coach in Chicago but news of his father’s death necessitates his return to his native Israel. His decision to contact a friend from his childhood sets in motion a series of events that have a lasting impact on everyone’s lives. An affectionate tribute to 60s and 70s cinema and an enchanting tale of love and friendship – that’s the essence of America.
Synopsis
Eli works as a swimming coach in Chicago but news of his father’s death necessitates his return to his native Israel. Eli seems to have put the past behind him yet, even so, he decides to contact Yotam, a childhood friend, who now runs a flower shop with his fiancée Iris. Reigniting an old friendship sets in motion a series of events that have a lasting impact on the lives of everyone involved… After the success of The Cakemaker Ofir Raul Graizer returns to the Karlovy Vary IFF with an affectionate tribute to 60s and 70s cinema in a film full of emotion, colour and fragrance that pays homage to values such as friendship, love and moral responsibility.
Anna Kořínek
About the director

Ofir Raul Grazier (1981, Ra'anana, Israel). Selected filmography: Prayer in January (2007, short), Dor (2009, short), La discothèque (2015, short), The Cakemaker (2017), America (2022).
Contacts
Beta Cinema GmbH
Grünwalder Weg 28d, 820 41, Oberhaching/Munich
Germany
Tel: +49 896 734 698 828
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.betacinema.com
Publicity contact
Evelyn Holzendorf
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | Crystal Globe Competition |
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Director: | Ofir Raul Graizer |
Screenplay: | Ofir Raul Graizer |
Dir. of Photography: | Omri Aloni |
Music: | Dominique Charpentier |
Sound: | Daniel Mualem |
Editor: | Michal Oppenheim, Ofir Raul Graizer |
Art Director: | Daniel Kossow, Nizan Zifrut |
Producer: | Itai Tamir |
Production: | Laila Films |
Coproduction: | Schiwago Film, Mimesis |
Cast: | Oshrat Ingedashet, Michael Moshonov, Ofri Biterman |
Sales: | Beta Cinema GmbH |
Contact: | Evelyn Holzendorf |
Guests

Ofir Raul Graizer
Film Director

Michael Moshonov
Actor

Oshrat Ingedashet
Actress

Lukas Kropat
Actor

Itai Tamir
Producer

Jiries Cobti
Producer

Ami Livne
Producer

Omri Aloni
Director of Photography

Michal Oppenhim
Film Editor

Daniel Kossow
Production Designer

Dominique Charpentier
Music Composer

Evelyn Holzendorf
Publicist