Africa | |
Director: | Oren Gerner |
Producer: | Itay Akirav |
Cinematography: | Adi Mozes |
Editing: | Gil Vesely |
Studio: | Film Harbor |
Runtime: | 82 minutes |
Country: | Israel |
Language: | Hebrew |
Africa is a 2019 Israeli drama film directed by Oren Gerner. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] [2] It was nominated for the Ophir Award for Best Film.[3]
Meir (Meir Garner), a retiree living in a picturesque village with his wife Mya (Mya Garner), discovers that the responsibility for organizing the community's annual celebration has been handed over to someone else. This task had been his for thirty years, and Meir struggles to cope with the loss of relevance thrust upon him. He embarks on a quiet struggle to regain a sense of vitality in his life.