Princess

(festival title)
  • Israel Princess
Trailer
Israel, 2014, 92 min

Directed by:

Tali Shalom-Ezer

Screenplay:

Tali Shalom-Ezer

Cinematography:

Radosław Ładczuk

Composer:

Yishai Adar
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Plots(1)

Adar, an androgynous 12-year-old girl, lives in a small apartment with her mother, Alma, and her young stepfather, Michael. The three co-exist in an unconventional and intimate way, with Adar often slipping into bed to sleep with Alma and Michael. While Alma is at work, Adar's close relationship with the unemployed Michael has taken a dark turn, involving gender-bending role-playing games that turn fantasy into violation. As Adar's home life turns increasingly intrusive, she begins to search for help outside, but discovers she must retreat into a new friendship with Alan, a waifish boy who looks startlingly like her, in order to cope. (Sundance Film Festival)

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