Promised Land (2004)

"Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off as prostitutes in Israel, and of their initiation into this trade of ... See full summary »

Director:

Amos Gitai

Writers:

Amos Gitai, Marie-Jose Sanselme

Stars:

Rosamund Pike, Diana Bespechni, Hanna Schygulla

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rosamund Pike	...	Rose
Diana Bespechni	...	Diana
Hanna Schygulla	...	Hanna
Anne Parillaud	...	Anne
Alla An	...	Alla
Kristina Likhnyski	...	Kristina
Katya Drabkin	...	Katya
Yussuf Abu-Warda	...	Yussuf
Amos Lavi	...	Hezi
Shalva Ben-Moshe	...	Igor
Craig Bachins	...	Greg
Meital Peretz	...	Meital
Menachem Lang	...	Menahem
Ran Kauchinsky	...	Rani
Peeter Polluveer	...	Peeter

Storyline

"Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off as prostitutes in Israel, and of their initiation into this trade of flesh, and finally of the accidental freeing of one girl who most fight for her freedom.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Amos Gitai said in an interview that he convinced the cast and crew to literally camp out in the desert where the opening sequences were shot. This began because he was tired of the long daily commute from the location to Tel Aviv, but he believes that the fact that most of them agreed to join him, living in tents without running water for days, added to the gritty realism of these scenes, because the actresses were just as unwashed and uncomfortable as their characters.

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Soundtracks

Peace Upon You Jerusalem
Written by Arvo Pärt
Performed by Girls Choir

User Reviews

Prostitution and women slavery

Very strong, violent and depressing well made movie on vicious business of prostitution and slavery. Simple and very tough. Not charming. The bad People who do that with other people come from everywhere. One of the best films from Israeli diretor Amos Gitai.

Details

Country:

Israel France

Language:

Arabic Hebrew Russian English German

Release Date:

21 October 2004 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Promised Land

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$25,280

Company Credits

Production Co:

Agav Hafakot, Agav Productions, MP Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1