Sweet Mud - Trapped in Heaven
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Sweet Mud - Trapped in Heaven |
| Original title | Adama Meshuga'at אדמה משוגעת |
| Country of production | Germany , Israel |
| original language | Hebrew |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Dror Shaul |
| script | Dror Shaul |
| production |
Bettina Brokemper Philippa Kowarsky Johannes Rexin Sharon Shamir Dror Shaul Edgard Tenenbaum |
| music |
Tsoof Philosopher Adi Renart |
| camera | Sebastian Edschmid |
| cut | Isaac Sehayek |
| occupation | |
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Sweet Mud is a 2006 Israeli drama film .
action
In 1973, 13-year-old Dvir lived with his single mother Miri in a progressive kibbutz . Although the residents pride themselves on their open mind, they have enormous problems with Miri, who has been admitted to an institution more than once because of her unstable psyche. The mother seems to be breaking with the strict rules of the community, which forbid family relationships to one another and submit to the common good. While preparing for the Bar Mitzvah , Miri's Swiss friend appears, who lets Dvir dream of a future in Geneva . However, the kibbutz does not tolerate any foreign bodies, so she removes them after a short time and Miri collapses again. As he stands by his mother, Dvir discovers a growing structure of lies within the kibbutz that is supposed to forbid any individual happiness.
criticism
“The basically familiar story about puberty, self-assurance and the cutting of the cord deconstructs the social utopia of the kibbutz in an appealing way and reflects the conflicts in Israeli society. The play of the main actors is just as rich in nuances as the atmospheric lighting and the color and image composition. "
“Unfortunately, the description of everyday life from a kibbutz by director and screenwriter Dror Shaul (the story has autobiographical traits) is very inconsistent. Many scenes fizzle out, remain unsolved or make no sense. "
"Sweet Mud", this powerful story of growing up under oppressive circumstances, is one of the most radical works in a whole series of artistic confrontations with the ideals of the parents' generation in Israel, a reckoning that could not be more merciless. "
"Director Dror Shaul's goal was" to make a film about the longing for warmth and feelings, the longing for the illusion that we are not actually alone. "With the help of his fantastic actors, he succeeded very sensitively."
background
The film received four awards from the Israeli film prize Ophir Award ( best film , best music, best production design, best sound) and six other nominations ( best leading actor , best leading actress, best director , best screenplay, best costumes, best editing) as well as the Prize of the jury at the Sundance Film Festival for best foreign feature film.
The film had its world premiere on September 9, 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival before it opened in Israeli cinemas on September 21, 2006. In Germany, the film was shown for the first time on February 14, 2007 at the Berlinale , before it was released in German cinemas on August 7, 2008 and released on DVD on January 30, 2009 . The 14+ youth jury awarded a Transparent Bear for the best feature film.
Web links
- Sweet Mud - In heaven caught in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sweet Mud - In heaven caught at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sweet Mud - Caught in Heaven in the Lexicon of International Films
- ↑ Sweet Mud prisma.de
- ↑ Knut Elstermann: The kibbutz is not a good place . In: Berliner Zeitung , August 8, 2008
- ↑ Sweet Mud. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. epd-film.de
- ↑ Awards of the Berlinale 2007 , accessed on April 29, 2017.
