The trailer has launched for Adar Shafran‘s drama-comedy “Operating on Sand,” which is being offered worldwide by Image Tree Worldwide, forward of the Israeli movie’s worldwide premiere at Palm Springs Movie Competition (Jan. 4-15). It’s launched in Israel on Thursday by United King Movies.
The movie facilities on Aumari (performed by Chansela Mongoza), a younger Eritrean refugee residing in Israel, who’s about to be deported again to his house nation. After a spontaneous escape try on the airport, he’s mistaken for a Nigerian striker, who is meant to reach on the similar time.
Aumari seizes the chance and advantages from his new identification as the important thing acquisitions for the group of Maccabi Netanya. Regardless of the absence of any soccer expertise, he is ready to cover-up and heal the divisions of his struggling group, whereas a young romantic bond with the charmingly unconventional daughter of the patriarchal group proprietor is rising.
The movie is Shafran’s function debut. He made his identify within the music business, and has established a monitor document as a producer with movies akin to “The Wedding ceremony Plan,” which premiered on the Venice Movie Competition in 2016, and offered broadly together with key territories like France, Italy, the U.Ok. and Germany, in addition to primetime TV sequence “Fireplace Dance,” which gained the award for finest performing efficiency at Sequence Mania in 2022.
“Operating on Sand” was written by Asaf Zelicovich, Yoav Hebel and Sarel Piterman, and is produced by Firma Movies, United King Movies and Rommel Movies. Moshe Edery, Roni Abramowsky, Shafran and Peter Rommel are the producers. It had assist from the Israeli Movie Fund, Keshet 12, Mifal Hapais, United King and Rami Levi.
The principle solid consists of Chansela Mongoza (Aumari), Kimor Azulay (Neta), Zvika Hadar (Shimi) and Michael Kabia Ahroni (Nigel).
