| Ahed's Knee | |
| Director: | Nadav Lapid |
| Producer: | Osnat Handlesman-Keren Talia Kleinhendler Judith Lou Lévy Ève Robin |
| Starring: | Avshalom Pollak Nur Fibak |
| Cinematography: | Shai Goldman |
| Editing: | Nili Feller |
| Studio: | Les Films du Bal Pie Films Komplizen Film GmbH |
| Distributor: | Pyramide Distribution |
| Country: | Israel France Germany |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Gross: | $219,878[1] [2] |
Ahed's Knee (Hebrew: הַבֶּרֶךְ|translit=Habereḵ|translation=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]
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]
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]