| Wait for Me | |
| Native Name: | עד שתחזור |
| Director: | Sari Azoulay Turgeman |
| Starring: | Hallel Yannay Shani Daniel Litman |
| Cinematography: | Edan Sasson |
| Editing: | Shira Hochman |
| Music: | Sapir Matityahu |
| Country: | Israel |
| Language: | Hebrew Greek English |
| Distributor: | United King Films |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Released: | (Warsaw Film Festival) |
Wait for Me (Hebrew: עד שתחזור) is a 2022 Israeli drama film written and directed by Sari Azoulay Turgeman. The film stars Hallel Yannay Shani and Daniel Litman.
16-year-old Maya (Yannay Shani) runs away from home on a sailboat, making her way to Cyprus, in a quest to bring home her sailor father. Once in Cyprus she misses the cargo ship that she believes her father is working on. She meets a 34-year-old Greek skipper, Nikos and in exchange for his help, takes him to Crete. On their journey, Nikos discovers that Maya has been hiding a secret and pushes her to confront the reality of her situation.
The project was filmed with an Israeli crew during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The film had its international premiere at the Warsaw Film Festival on 14 October 2022.[1] Azoulay Turgeman and the main cast, including Litman and Yannay Shani attended the premiere and participated in a Q&A.<ref>WAIT FOR ME - Warsaw Film Festival Premiere October 2022
In 2023, it was part of the official selection of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival in Italy.[2]
In 2024, it premiered at the Judy Levis Krug Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival in Florida.[3]
The film was nominated for Best Film at the Warsaw Film Festival in 2022.[4] [5]
In December it won the award for Best International Feature at the Coliseum International Film Festival, held in Rome in December 2023.[1]