''Circus Palestine'' ( he, קרקס פלשתינה,
translit. Kirkas Palestina) is a 1998 Israeli political satire film directed by
Eyal Halfon
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, which was nominated for seven Israeli Film Academy Awards, winning five.
The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Plot
A Russian circus arrives on the West Bank during the
intifada. The war rages, the circus acts perform and a lion escapes in the middle of the night. An Israeli officer falls in love with the lion tamer and helps her search for it. They encounter the absurdities of life living under a military occupation. Though an unlikely plot, it was based on a true story.
Cast
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as Shimshon Bleiberg
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Jenya Dodina
Evgenia Dodina ( he, יבגניה דודינה, russian: Евгения Додина, born 10 December 1964) is an Israeli actress of Belarusian origin. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1987.
Selected filmography
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as Marianna Stasenko
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Amos Lavi as Colonel Oz
* as Circus Boss
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Bassam Zuamut as Ibrahim
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Rinan Haim
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as Lugassi
Reception
Won 5 awards from the Israeli Film Academy Awards:
* Best Actor - Yoram Hattab
* Best Actor -
Amos Lavi
* Best Film
* Best Music -
Shlomo Gronich
* Best Screenplay - Eyal Halfon
See also
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List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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References
External links
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1998 films
1998 drama films
Israeli drama films
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