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Ave Maria

  • 2015
  • 15m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Ave Maria (2015)
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The silent routine of 5 Nuns living in the West Bank wilderness is disturbed when an Israeli settler family breaks down right outside the convent just as the Sabbath comes into effect.The silent routine of 5 Nuns living in the West Bank wilderness is disturbed when an Israeli settler family breaks down right outside the convent just as the Sabbath comes into effect.The silent routine of 5 Nuns living in the West Bank wilderness is disturbed when an Israeli settler family breaks down right outside the convent just as the Sabbath comes into effect.

  • Director
    • Basil Khalil
  • Writers
    • Daniel Ka-Chun Chan
    • Basil Khalil
  • Stars
    • Maria Zreik
    • Huda Al Imam
    • Shady Srour
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Basil Khalil
    • Writers
      • Daniel Ka-Chun Chan
      • Basil Khalil
    • Stars
      • Maria Zreik
      • Huda Al Imam
      • Shady Srour
    • 4User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Maria Zreik and Huda Al Imam in Ave Maria (2015)
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    Maria Zreik
    Maria Zreik
    • Sr. Marie
    Huda Al Imam
    • Sr. Marie Angeline
    Shady Srour
    Shady Srour
    • Moshe
    Ruth Farhi
    Ruth Farhi
    • Esther
    Maya Koren
    • Rachel
    Sana Tanous
    • Sr. Marie Antoinette
    Maria De Pina
    • Sr. Marie Josephine
    Raneen Bisharat Iskandar
    • Sr. Marie of Christ Crucified
    Walaa Eltiti
    Yazeed Faruja
    • Director
      • Basil Khalil
    • Writers
      • Daniel Ka-Chun Chan
      • Basil Khalil
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    8/10
    Slight but very enjoyable and well made.
    This film was made in the Palestinian territory and is a comedy about three Jewish people who become stranded there when they smash into a statue of the Virgin Mary at a small nunnery. The problem is that the nuns have taken a vow of silence and the Jewish folks are very observant...so strict as Jews that they cannot use telephones to call for help! What are they to do?

    I enjoyed this film and it made me smile. I found the ending a bit predictable but a finely acted and clever short. While I don't think it's the very best of these shorts, it is unusual and sometimes happy films have an edge in winning simply because Academy voters seem to prefer nice shorts as opposed to down-beat ones...and three are very, very downbeat.

    Whether or not this one wins, I'll update this review about this. If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on this short--though as I said I don't think it's the very best of the lot.

    UPDATE: "Stutterer" took the Oscar for Best Live Action Short.
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    • Release date
      • February 24, 2016 (Tunisia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Occupied Palestinian Territory
      • France
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • English
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Аве Мария
    • Production companies
      • Incognito Films
      • Flying Moon Filmproduktion
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    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $559,502
      • Jan 26, 2016
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    • Runtime
      15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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