Meduzot (2007)

Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life... See full summary »

Directors:

Shira Geffen, Etgar Keret

Writer:

Shira Geffen

Stars:

Sarah Adler, Nikol Leidman, Gera Sandler

4 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sarah Adler	...	Batia
Nikol Leidman	...	Girl
Gera Sandler	...	Michael
Noa Knoller	...	Keren
Ma-nenita De Latorre	...	Joy
Zaharira Harifai	...	Malka
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tsipor Aizen	...	Tamar
Bruria Albeck	...	Relly
Ilanit Ben-Yaakov	...	Galia
Binos	...	Fille
Assi Dayan	...	Eldad
Miri Fabian	...	Nili
Natasha Geffen	...	La petite fille
Shira Geffen	...	Receptionniste
Shosha Goren	...	Tikva

Storyline

Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress, takes in a young child apparently abandoned at a local beach. Batya is one of the servers at the wedding reception of Keren, a young bride who breaks her leg in trying to escape from a locked toilet stall, which ruins her chance at a romantic honeymoon in the Caribbean. One of the guests is Joy, a Philippine chore woman attending the event with her employer, and who doesn't speak any Hebrew (she communicates mainly in English), and who is guilt-ridden after having left her young son behind in the Philippines.

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Plot Keywords:

honeymoon | jellyfish | toilet | beach | mediterranean sea | 

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Taglines:

Love. Longing. Magic. (USA)

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [il]

Country:

France Israel

Language:

Hebrew English Tagalog German

Release Date:

28 June 2007 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Jellyfish

Filming Locations:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Box Office

Budget:

$1,800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$25,352 (USA) (4 April 2008)

Gross:

$340,906 (USA) (19 September 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lama Films, Canal+, Israeli Film Fund

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During a screening of the film in Albany, New York, in 2009, co-director Etgar Keret stated that the title of the film is a reference to the fact that jellyfish drift in the sea and do not have much control over their fate or direction.

User Reviews

Beautiful poem of a film!

This film is showing at the Maine Jewish Film Festival in April and I was fortunate enough to see it early. The film is a unique offering from Israel where you do not often see poetic films like this. The acting is excellent, too. The story may be a bit abstract for some and others may think it is a bit derivative. But all art derives from life or reflections of life and this film is a wonderful look into the lives of these women and a mysterious little nymph from the ocean who wears a float ring. Well worth the awards garnered so far: Cannes Film Festival,Bratislava International Film Festival, and Israeli film Academy. A movie worth seeking out!