L’ATELIER DU FESTIVAL
Highway 65
Directed by : Maya DREIFUSS
- Year of production : 2018
- Country : Israel
- Length : 90 minutes
Previous films : http://www.cinandovl.com/atelier2018
Synopsis
Far from Tel Aviv and big city crimes, Daphna, 40, a promising police officer with a big mouth, finds herself in the small town of Afula dealing with petty crimes, seeking shade from the scorching heat and dodging the nagging question:” When are you going to get married, and have kids?”. The disappearance of Orly Elimeleh, a beautiful and wild 36 year-old army widow and former beauty queen, soon raises another troubling question for Daphna – why isn't anybody looking for her? This indifference towards Orly’s uncertain fate shakes Daphna to the core. Matan, the younger 34 year-old son and “black sheep” of Orly’s late husband’s family, seems to be the only one who shares Daphna’s concerns, which pushes her to step beyond her professional boundaries. As her faith both in herself and in everybody surrounding her is called into question, Daphna will have to do something she has managed to avoid her entire adult life : put her trust in a man.
Statement
As a young girl I grew up watching the big suspense thrillers of the 70’s. The plot usually centered around a a male investigator with a haunting past, or a detective challenging the system. I always identified with him. In Highway 65 I ask: What happens to this investigative genre when a woman is the creative force behind it, on and off screen? Will the heroine attempt to define herself in relation to the alpha male? Is there such a thing as an “alpha women”? This is a female-led psychological thriller centering around one woman wanting to save another. Through Orly's personality Daphna will connect with her own hidden aspects, which she had repressed. The savior will become the saved. Daphna will find the woman – the one she was hiding from herself.
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Credits
Maya DREIFUSS - Director
Specifications
Language film :
Hebrew
Working budget:
1.2 M €
Financing acquired:
10 000 €
Contacts
Production
2-Team Productions
12 Rival St. Tel Aviv 6777847 Israel
SANSKRIT
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www.2teamproductions.com