Dawn
Morgengrauen
L'aube
Switzerland / United Kingdom / Germany / Israel, January 2014
FILM,
Fiction,
95 min.
- directed by
- Romed Wyder
- Written by
- Billy McKinnon
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- http://www.dawn-film.eu/en
The film is a psychological drama behind closed doors, in which four comrades in arms pressure the young Elisha to overcome his moral qualms and fully commit to the armed struggle. The story is set in Palestine in 1947, during the British mandate period. The Zionists are fighting for the establishment of a Jewish state. A member of the armed Jewish underground has been sentenced to death by the British authorities. In return, the resistance has kidnapped a British officer, trying to redeem their friend. The insurgents spend the night together, waiting for the outcome of the negotiation. If the British hang their friend at dawn, one of them will shoot the British officer held as a hostage. Based on the novel by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, Dawn sheds a new light on a key moment in history that allows us to re-examine the current political disputes.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2014
- Original Version
- French, English, Hebrew (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 95 min.
- ISAN
- 000-0003-6C44-0000-W-0000-0000-F
- Production
- Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Paradigma Films SA, Enigma Film GmbH, Lama Films, Delirious Productions, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- Samir, Tunje Berns, Romed Wyder, Philip Gates, Richard West, Amir Harel, Clarens Grollmann
- directed by
- Romed Wyder
- Written by
- Billy McKinnon (based on a novel by Elie Wiesel)
- Cinematography
- Ram Shweky
- Editing
- Kathrin Plüss
- Sound Editing
- Keith Tunney
- Sound Design
- Steven Parker, Richard Lewis
- Re-Recording Mix
- William E. Franck
- Music
- Bernard Trontin
- Location Sound Mix
- William E. Franck
- Production Design
- Roger Martin, Boaz Katzenelson
- Special Effects
- Piers Hampton
- Lighting Design
- Ernst Brunner
- Costumes
- Dorothee Schmid
- Casting
- Yael Aviv
Cast
Joel Basman as Elisha
Liron Levo as Gad
Moris Cohen as Joab
Rami Heuberger as Gideon
Sarah Adler as Ilana
Jason Isaacs as Dawson
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Aardvark Film Emporium
Distribution
Release date: 29.04.2015
Festivals
(a selection)
-
3rd Chelsea Film Festival
15.10.2015 - 18.10.2015 -
Palm Beach, 20th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival
26.03.2015 - 02.04.2015 -
Miami Jewish Film Festival
15.01.2015 - 29.01.2015 -
Solothurn, 49. Solothurner Filmtage
23.01.2014 - 30.01.2014