| Self Made | |
| Director: | Shira Geffen |
| Producer: | David Mandil Moshe Edery Leon Edery |
| Starring: | Sarah Adler Samira Saraya Doraid Liddawi |
| Country: | Israel |
| Language: | Hebrew, Arabic, French with English subtitles |
Self Made (Hebrew: Boreg) is a 2014 Israeli film written and directed by Shira Geffen.
The film follows an Israeli artist (Michal) and Palestinian DIY store clerk (Nadine) who swap their lives because of a mix-up at a border security checkpoint.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and at the Jerusalem Film Festival.[1] It was also shown at the opening night of the AICE Israeli Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia.[5]
In a review for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Clarence Tsui said the film was full of "black humor" and "surreal episodes to talk about gritty issues in reality."[2] She added, "What Geffen is trying to put across is how an individual's appearance is just a façade."[2] She concluded that it was, "an entertaining and pensive thought about the straitjackets imposed on women or maybe just about everyone else too."[2]